Selection and experimental evaluation of low-cost porous materials for regenerator applications in thermoacoustic engines

Materials and Design

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 217-228

  Abduljalil, Abdulrahman S ^a   Yu, Zhibin ^a   Jaworski, Artur J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

E. Thermal; G. Thermal analysis; H. Selection for material properties

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC POWER; AIR FLOW; CELLULAR CERAMICS; CERAMIC SUBSTRATES; E. THERMAL; EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION; G. THERMAL ANALYSIS; H. SELECTION FOR MATERIAL PROPERTIES; HYDRAULIC RADIUS; MAXIMUM PRESSURE; MEAN PRESSURES; ONSET TEMPERATURE; REGENERATOR MATERIALS; RELATIVE PERFORMANCE; SQUARE CHANNEL; SYSTEM COSTS; THERMOACOUSTIC ENGINES; THERMOACOUSTICS; VISCOUS DISSIPATION; WIRE MESHES;

ACOUSTIC EQUIPMENT; CERAMIC MATERIALS; CORROSION RESISTANT ALLOYS; HYDRAULICS; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT; POROUS MATERIALS; REGENERATORS; THERMOANALYSIS; WIRE; WOOL; YARN;

STAINLESS STEEL;

EID: 77956172118     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2010.06.012     Document Type: Article

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