Study on energy flows in thermoacoustic engines utilizing two-temperature heat sources
Author(s)
Wang, Bo
Qiu, Limin
Sun, Daming
Liu, Yu
Wang, Kai
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
The proposal of a novel thermoacoustic regenerator using multi-temperature heat sources (MTHS) makes it possible to utilize lower-grade energy and keep relatively high efficiency in a thermoacoustic engine (TE) simultaneously. Based on thermodynamic laws combined with linear thermoacoustic theory, the time-averaged total power, enthalpy flux, acoustic power, entropy flux, and exergy flux in each component are derived and calculated to further understand the mechanism of a TE with the regenerator using two-temperature heat sources (TTHS). The comparison of the energy flows between the traditional TEs and those utilizing TTHS shows that the improvement of the temperature gradient in the regenerator by adding a mid-heater with appropriate heating power can increase the acoustic power and efficiency of a TE.
Date Issued
2011-02-01
Date Acceptance
2010-08-19
Citation
Energy Conversion and Management, 2011, 52 (2), pp.1066-1072
ISSN
0196-8904
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
1066
End Page
1072
Journal / Book Title
Energy Conversion and Management
Volume
52
Issue
2
Copyright Statement
© 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This manuscript is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Identifier
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Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Technology
Thermodynamics
Energy & Fuels
Mechanics
Low-grade energy
Thermoacoustic engine
Enthalpy flux
Entropy flux
Exergy flux
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2010-09-27