Effect of the relative installation position of two enlarged prime movers on the onset temperature in loop-tube-type multistage thermoacoustic system. (11th June 2015) - Ishino, Tatsuya
Abstract: Reducing the driving temperature of a thermoacoustic system to effectively utilize the unused low-temperature heat source is important for improving the performance of the system. The driving temperature of the thermoacoustic system was reduced by installing multiple stages of prime movers in series, a heat-to-sound transducer, and a prime mover with an increased cross-sectional area. In this study, the oscillation temperature was investigated both experimentally and by stability analysis in order to verify whether the system is operable, and to determine its operating temperature, when changing the installation position of the two-stage prime mover with increased cross-sectional area.