Latest developments in thermoacoustic devices have demonstrated comparable power
output and efficiency, but higher reliability and lower cost when compared to conventional …

Thermoacoustic heat engines can convert thermal energy into acoustic power or vice versa
with advantages of high reliability and low environmental impact. In conventional …

There is a critical need for environmentally benign, cost-effective technologies to utilize the
vast amount of untapped low-grade heat sources. In this work, we report a novel travelling …

Abstract Phase-change ('wet') thermoacoustic engines offer significant potential for efficient
and clean conversion of low-grade heat. Previous work has demonstrated the effectiveness …

Thermoacoustic technology is a promising approach for environmentally-friendly, low-cost
heat pumping. Here, we present experiments demonstrating an acoustic-driven phase …

In this work, a new explanation on an old idea to enhance the Stirling engine, ie, the
evaporative (two-phase two-component) Stirling engine, has been provided through …

Low-temperature heat is abundant, accessible through solar collectors or as waste heat from
a large variety of sources. Thermoacoustic engines convert heat to acoustic work, and are …

Thermoacoustic instability–self-sustained pressure oscillations triggered by temperature
gradients–has become an increasingly studied topic in the context of energy conversion …

Wet thermoacoustic engines (WTEs) are simple, robust energy conversion devices that
employ a condensable vapor to generate acoustic power from heat. While previous studies …

Evaporation rates of low-density water aerosols in a cylindrical acoustic resonator were
investigated experimentally, motivated by the potential use of water droplet aerosols in two …