Numerical simulation of stack-heat exchangers coupling in a thermoacoustic refrigerator

AIAA Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1338-1347

  Marx, David ^a,b,c   Blanc Benon, Philippe ^b  

^a ECOLE CENTRALE DE LYON   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DE MÉCANIQUE DES FLUIDES ET D ACOUSTIQUE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC RESONATORS; ACOUSTIC WAVE PROPAGATION; COMPRESSIBLE FLOW; COMPUTER SIMULATION; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; OSCILLATIONS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); REFRIGERATORS; RESONATORS;

HEAT PUMPING; MACH NUMBER; PARTICLE DISPLACEMENT; THERMOACOUSTIC REFRIGERATORS;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 3342915862     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.4342     Document Type: Article

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