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 …

Thermoacoustic Stirling engines: A review

S Zare, AR Tavakolpour-Saleh… - … Journal of Green …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Thermoacoustic Stirling engines (TASEs) are the acoustic equivalents of Stirling
engines. They have attracted much attention from researchers due to their unique features …

Physics-guided co-designing flexible thermoelectrics with techno-economic sustainability for low-grade heat harvesting

Y Zhou, X Liu, B Jia, T Ding, D Mao, T Wang… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Flexible thermoelectric harvesting of omnipresent spatial thermodynamic energy, though
promising in low-grade waste heat recovery (< 100° C), is still far from industrialization …

A thermally-coupled cascade free-piston Stirling engine-based cogeneration system

Y Chen, G Yu, Y Ma, J Xue, F Ahmed, Y Cheng… - Applied Thermal …, 2024 - Elsevier
Resonant Stirling/thermoacoustic cycle engines show great potential in efficiently recovering
waste heat in small-or micro-scale applications. However, there is a significant research gap …

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 …

Numerical and experimental research on a high-power 4-stage looped travelling-wave thermoacoustic electric generator

T Bi, Z Wu, W Chen, L Zhang, E Luo, B Zhang - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Looped travelling-wave thermoacoustic electric generator (LTTAEG) can transform thermal
energy to electric power using thermoacoustic effect. Based on our previous effort on multi …

Theoretical performance characteristics of a travelling-wave phase-change thermoacoustic engine for low-grade heat recovery

R Yang, A Meir, GZ Ramon - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
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 …

Justifying performance of thermo-acoustic Stirling engines based on a novel lumped mechanical model

AR Tavakolpour-Saleh, S Zare - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper presents a novel lumped mechanical model incorporating modern control theory
to investigate performance and startup condition of thermo-acoustic Stirling engines …

A standing-wave, phase-change thermoacoustic engine: Experiments and model projections

R Yang, A Meir, GZ Ramon - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
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 engines with near-critical working fluids

N Blanc, R Yang, GZ Ramon, E Luo - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Thermoacoustic engines are devices in which heat is converted into acoustic oscillations,
which can be tuned to mimic the thermodynamic cycle executed by mechanical motion such …