Oscillating side-branch enhancements of thermoacoustic heat exchangers
Abstract
A regenerator-based engine or refrigerator has a regenerator with two ends at two different temperatures, through which a gas oscillates at a first oscillating volumetric flow rate in the direction between the two ends and in which the pressure of the gas oscillates, and first and second heat exchangers, each of which is at one of the two different temperatures. A dead-end side branch into which the gas oscillates has compliance and is connected adjacent to one of the ends of the regenerator to form a second oscillating gas flow rate additive with the first oscillating volumetric flow rate, the compliance having a volume effective to provide a selected total oscillating gas volumetric flow rate through the first heat exchanger. This configuration enables the first heat exchanger to be configured and located to better enhance the performance of the heat exchanger rather than being confined to the location and configuration of the regenerator.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- The Regents of the University Of California, Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1174314
- Patent Number(s):
- 6,560,970
- Application Number:
- 10/165,700
- Assignee:
- The Regents of the University of California (Los Alamos, NM) OSTI
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING
Citation Formats
Swift, Gregory W. Oscillating side-branch enhancements of thermoacoustic heat exchangers. United States: N. p., 2003.
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Swift, Gregory W. Oscillating side-branch enhancements of thermoacoustic heat exchangers. United States.
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"Oscillating side-branch enhancements of thermoacoustic heat exchangers". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1174314.
@article{osti_1174314,
title = {Oscillating side-branch enhancements of thermoacoustic heat exchangers},
author = {Swift, Gregory W.},
abstractNote = {A regenerator-based engine or refrigerator has a regenerator with two ends at two different temperatures, through which a gas oscillates at a first oscillating volumetric flow rate in the direction between the two ends and in which the pressure of the gas oscillates, and first and second heat exchangers, each of which is at one of the two different temperatures. A dead-end side branch into which the gas oscillates has compliance and is connected adjacent to one of the ends of the regenerator to form a second oscillating gas flow rate additive with the first oscillating volumetric flow rate, the compliance having a volume effective to provide a selected total oscillating gas volumetric flow rate through the first heat exchanger. This configuration enables the first heat exchanger to be configured and located to better enhance the performance of the heat exchanger rather than being confined to the location and configuration of the regenerator.},
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