Impact of acoustic impedance and flow resistance on the power output capacity of the regenerators in travelling-wave thermoacoustic engines

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 350-359

  Yu, Zhibin ^a   Jaworski, Artur J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Channel dimension; Impedance; Regenerator; Thermoacoustic engine

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC POWER; CHANNEL DIMENSION; FLOW RESISTANCE; GAS PASSAGE; GEOMETRICAL DIMENSIONS; HEAT ENERGY; HIGH IMPEDANCE; HIGH-POWER; IDEAL GAS; OPTIMUM COMBINATION; POWER OUT PUT; RELAXATION EFFECT; THERMOACOUSTIC ENGINES; THERMOACOUSTIC PROCESS; TRANSVERSE DIMENSIONS; TWO PARAMETER; VISCOUS RESISTANCE;

ACOUSTIC EQUIPMENT; ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT; ACOUSTICS; DC GENERATORS; ENGINES; IMPACT RESISTANCE; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT; REGENERATORS;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE;

EID: 71549125625     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2009.09.032     Document Type: Article

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