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浙江大学学报(工学版)
J4  2013, Vol. 47 Issue (8): 1457-1462    DOI: 10.3785/j.issn.1008-973X.2013.08.020
    
Working characteristics of Stirling-type thermoacoustic engine connected with linear alternator
SUN Da-ming, WANG Kai, LOU Ping, ZHAO Yi-tao,ZHANG Xue-jun, QIU Li-min
Institute of Refrigeration and Cryogenic Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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Abstract  

Theoretical and experimental investigations on the effects of alternator load and acoustic transfer tube on the performance of a Stirling-type thermoacoustic engine were conducted to study the coupling laws between the linear alternator load and the engine. A self-designed experimental system of a Stirling-type thermoacoustic engine driving single linear alternator was constructed. The working characteristics of the system with and without the linear alternator load were investigated by controlling the ball valve between the engine and the alternator, and the effects of acoustic transfer component on the output characteristics of the system were studied by changing the length of the acoustic transfer tube. The results show that the alternator load makes the onset and the damping temperatures higher while the frequency rarely changed. The optimization of the transfer tube between the engine and the alternator load improves the output characteristics of the engine, amplifies the output pressure amplitude, and increases the output electrical power of the alternator. Furthermore, the computational results also demonstrate that the optimization of the working frequency matching will effectively improve the performance of the thermoacoustic generator system.

Published: 01 August 2013
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SUN Da-ming, WANG Kai, LOU Ping, ZHAO Yi-tao,ZHANG Xue-jun, QIU Li-min. Working characteristics of Stirling-type thermoacoustic engine connected with linear alternator. J4, 2013, 47(8): 1457-1462.

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