CFD simulation of a 300 Hz thermoacoustic standing wave engine

Cryogenics

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 615-622

  Yu, Guoyao ^a   Dai, W ^a   Luo, Ercang ^a  

^a TECHNICAL INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

CFD; Multi dimensional effect; Self excited oscillation; Standing wave thermoacoustic engine

Indexed keywords

CFD; CFD SIMULATIONS; COMPACT SIZE; DIMENSIONAL EFFECTS; FLOW VORTICES; HEATING POWER; HIGH FREQUENCY OPERATION; HIGH RELIABILITY; MEAN PRESSURES; NON-LINEAR PHENOMENA; PRACTICAL USE; PRESSURE WAVES; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SELF - EXCITED; SELF EXCITED OSCILLATION; STANDING WAVE; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; THERMAL BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; THERMOACOUSTIC ENGINES; THERMOACOUSTICS; TUBE MODEL;

ACOUSTIC EQUIPMENT; ACOUSTIC FIELDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC WAVES; HEAT ENGINES; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT; SPACE APPLICATIONS; WAVES;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 78049416021     PISSN: 00112275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cryogenics.2010.02.011     Document Type: Conference Paper

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