Advances in thermoacoustic engine and its application to pulse tube refrigeration

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 49, Issue 13, 2004, Pages 1319-1328

  Chen, Guobang ^a   Tang, Ke ^a   Jin, Tao ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Pulse tube refrigerator; Thermoacoustic machine; Thermoacoustics

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749659403     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/03te0190     Document Type: Review

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