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 …

Introducing a phase-change component to thermoacoustic regenerators or stacks increases
the complexity of the thermoacoustic conversion process, and currently the analysis of …

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 …

This study investigated the energy conversion of a thermoacoustic engine using a wet
regenerator for the interconversion of heat flux density and work flux density. According to …

The thermoacoustic effect is a complicated occurrence that involves the mutual conversion
of sound and thermal energy. Thermoacoustic heat engines built on this effect have …

Thermoacoustic engines rely on an instability that can convert heat into an intense acoustic
wave—oscillating pressure and velocity. Being heat-driven, thermoacoustic engines are a …