Energy applications of magnetocaloric materials

A Kitanovski - Advanced Energy Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The need for energy‐efficient and environmentally friendly refrigeration, heat pumping, air
conditioning, and thermal energy harvesting systems is currently more urgent than ever …

Multi-physics coupling in thermoacoustic devices: A review

G Chen, L Tang, B Mace, Z Yu - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Latest developments in thermoacoustic devices have demonstrated comparable power
output and efficiency, but higher reliability and lower cost when compared to conventional …

Predicting unsteady heat-fluid interaction features and nonlinear acoustic behaviors in standing-wave thermoacoustic engines using unsteady RANS, LES and hybrid …

L Guo, D Zhao, J Xu, MO Tokhi, HR Karimi - … Communications in Heat and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The study presented in this paper aims to simulate a standing-wave thermoacoustic engine
(SWTAE) system by capturing its nonlinear thermoacoustic features with three-dimensional …

Study on a direct-coupling thermoacoustic refrigerator using time-domain acoustic-electrical analogy method

L Xiao, K Luo, J Chi, G Chen, Z Wu, E Luo, J Xu - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Thermoacoustic refrigeration is a clean cooling technology with high reliability. In this study,
a time-domain acoustic–electrical analogy (TDAEA) method is proposed and improved, then …

Analysis of the scale of global human needs and opportunities for sustainable catalytic technologies

T Taseska, W Yu, MK Wilsey, CP Cox, Z Meng… - Topics in …, 2023 - Springer
We analyzed the enormous scale of global human needs, their carbon footprint, and how
they are connected to energy availability. We established that most challenges related to …

Time-domain acoustic-electrical analogy investigation on a high-power traveling-wave thermoacoustic electric generator

L Xiao, K Luo, D Zhao, G Chen, T Bi, J Xu, E Luo - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Thermoacoustic electric generator is a novel heat-to-power conversion technology with
potential high efficiency and reliability, showing great potential in distributed power …

Temperature difference and stack plate spacing effects on thermodynamic performances of standing-wave thermoacoustic engines driven by cryogenic liquids and …

L Guo, D Zhao, S Becker - Journal of Thermal Science, 2022 - Springer
The standing-wave thermoacoustic engines (TAE) are applied in practice to convert thermal
power into acoustic one to generate electricity or to drive cooling devices. Although there is …

Design, manufacturing and testing of a compact thermoacoustic refrigerator

IA Ramadan, H Bailliet, G Poignand… - Applied Thermal …, 2021 - Elsevier
Thermoacoustic refrigeration technology is a green alternative for the conventional
refrigeration system in vehicles. The former uses environmentally friendly inert gases …

Mode transition in a standing-wave thermoacoustic engine: A numerical study

G Chen, L Tang, Z Yu, B Mace - Journal of Sound and Vibration, 2021 - Elsevier
This study investigates the mode transition phenomenon in a standing-wave thermoacoustic
engine (TAE) by means of computational fluid dynamics (CFD). Firstly, the steady-state …

Optimal cross-sectional area ratio between porous material and resonance tube for the onset of self-excited oscillations in standing-wave thermoacoustic engines

G Chen, Z Li, X Li, J Xu, W Sun, L Tang, Z Yu - Thermal Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Thermoacoustic engines (TAEs) are heat-driven devices that rely on a temperature gradient
in the porous material to initiate acoustic oscillations in the resonance tube. This study …