Numerical study of flow and energy fields in thermoacoustic couples of non-zero thickness

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 733-746

  Zoontjens, L ^a   Howard, C Q ^a   Zander, A C ^a   Cazzolato, B S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acoustic streaming; Heat; Heat exchangers; Sound; Thermoacoustic couples; Thermoacoustics

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC STREAMING; ACOUSTICS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; SOLAR WATER HEATERS; THERMOANALYSIS; THICKNESS CONTROL;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS (CFD) CODES; ENERGY FIELDS; ENTROPY GENERATION (EG); HEAT; HEAT FLUX DISTRIBUTIONS; HEAT TRANSFER RATES; NUMERICAL STUDIES; PLATE THICKNESS; SOUND; THERMOACOUSTIC COUPLES; THERMOACOUSTICS;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 58549089177     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2008.06.007     Document Type: Article

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