Anisotropic Heat-Exchanger/Stack Configurations for Thermoacoustic Heat Engines.

Abstract

The goal of this project is to develop novel configurations of heat exchangers and stacks for thermoacoustic heat engines. The approach will be to use anisotropic systems, such as made possible by glass or plastic capillary array technology. A part of the project involves the development of high power drives and acoustic resonators for testing the new systems. Patent disclosures have been prepared for a stack/heat-exchanger configuration and a high power drive. (MM)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 28, 1995
Accession Number
ADA297421

Entities

People

  • Juliann Maynard

Organizations

  • Pennsylvania State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Resonators
  • Diameters
  • Engines
  • Equations
  • Flow
  • Fluid Flow
  • Heat Engines
  • Heat Exchangers
  • Incompressible Flow
  • Laminar Flow
  • Materials
  • Microvessels
  • Physics
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Resonators
  • Standing Waves
  • Temperature Gradients

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Electrical Engineering
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