Experiments with an intrinsically irreversible acoustic heat engine

Journal Article · Mon Feb 14 00:00:00 EST 1983 · Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.50.499· OSTI ID:6921052

Wheatley, J; Hofler, T; Swift, G W; Migliori, A

The general qualities of a type of thermodynamic engine that depends intrinsically for its operation on irreversible processes are set forth and demonstrated experimentally in the context of a thermoacoustic heat-pumping engine.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM
• OSTI ID: 6921052
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States), Vol. 50:7
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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