Design and testing of a travelling-wave looped-tube engine for low-cost electricity generators in remote and rural areas

Zhibin Yu; Scott Backhaus; Artur J. Jaworski

Design and testing of a travelling-wave looped-tube engine for low-cost electricity generators in remote and rural areas

Zhibin Yu, Scott Backhaus, Artur J. Jaworski

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Abstract

This paper describes the construction and preliminary testing of a low-cost thermoacoustic electricity generator. A travelling-wave thermoacoustic engine with a configuration of a looped-tube resonator is designed and constructed to convert heat to acoustic power. A commercially available, low-cost loudspeaker is adopted to convert the engine's acoustic power to electricity. Preliminary experimental results are presented and discussed in detail. The results show that it is feasible to use commercially available, low-cost loudspeakers as alternators to develop low-cost thermoacoustic generators.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	7th International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2009
Externally published	Yes
Event	7th International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference - Denver, United States Duration: 2 Aug 2009 → 5 Aug 2009 Conference number: 7

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Conference	7th International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference
Country	United States
City	Denver
Period	2/08/09 → 5/08/09

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