Performance comparison of thermoacoustic engines with constant-diameter resonant tube and tapered resonant tube

Cryogenics

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 699-704

  Tang, K ^a   Chen, G B ^a   Jin, T ^a   Bao, R ^a   Li, X M ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Resonant tube; Tapered tube; Thermoacoustic engine; Thermoacoustics (C)

Indexed keywords

CAVITY RESONATORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFINED FLOW; ENGINES; POWER CONTROL; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

RESONANT TUBE; TAPERED TUBE; THERMOACOUSTIC ENGINE; THERMOACOUSTICS (C);

ACOUSTIC EQUIPMENT;

EID: 33747863623     PISSN: 00112275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cryogenics.2006.04.006     Document Type: Article

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