Design of a low-cost thermoacoustic electricity generator and its experimental verification

Zhibin Yu; Artur J. Jaworski; Scott Backhaus

doi:10.1115/ESDA2010-24598

Design of a low-cost thermoacoustic electricity generator and its experimental verification

Zhibin Yu, Artur J. Jaworski, Scott Backhaus

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This paper describes the design and testing of a low cost thermoacoustic 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 as the alternator to convert the engine's acoustic power to electricity. The whole system is designed using linear thermoacoustic theory. The optimization of different parts of the thermoacoustic generator, as well as the matching between the thermoacoustic engine and the alternator are discussed in detail. A detailed comparison between the preliminary test results and linear thermoacoustic predictions is provided.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ASME 2010 10th Biennial Conference on Engineering Systems Design and Analysis, ESDA2010
Pages	191-199
Number of pages	9
Volume	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1115/ESDA2010-24598
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2010
Externally published	Yes
Event	American Society of Mechanical Engineers10th Biennial Conference on Engineering Systems Design and Analysis - Istanbul, Turkey Duration: 12 Jul 2010 → 14 Jul 2010

Conference

Conference	American Society of Mechanical Engineers10th Biennial Conference on Engineering Systems Design and Analysis
Abbreviated title	ASME / ESDA
Country/Territory	Turkey
City	Istanbul
Period	12/07/10 → 14/07/10

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