Method and apparatus for rapid stopping and starting of a thermoacoustic engine
Patent
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OSTI ID:1174568
A thermoacoustic engine-driven system with a hot heat exchanger, a regenerator or stack, and an ambient heat exchanger includes a side branch load for rapid stopping and starting, the side branch load being attached to a location in the thermoacoustic system having a nonzero oscillating pressure and comprising a valve, a flow resistor, and a tank connected in series. The system is rapidly stopped simply by opening the valve and rapidly started by closing the valve.
- Research Organization:
- The Regents of the University of California, Los Alamos, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- Assignee:
- The Regents of the University of California (Los Alamos, CA)
- Patent Number(s):
- 6,644,028
- Application Number:
- 10/176,311
- OSTI ID:
- 1174568
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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