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http://dx.doi.org/10.7776/ASK.2010.29.8.491

Thermoacoustic Power Generation by a Spiral Heater in the Rijke Tube  

Kwon, Young-Pil (숭실대학교 기계공학과)
Abstract
Thermoacoustic power generation by a spiral heater in the Rijke tube was analyzed numerically. In the analysis, variables were normalized by the angular frequency of the sound and the thermal diffusivity of the air. The effect of the heater wire diameter d, the spacing between wires P-d, and the air-current velocity $U_0$, upon the power generation was obtained and discussed. When the spacing is broad enough, the normalized velocity is $U_0{\approx}0.8$ and the diameter is $d{\approx}4$ for the maximum power generation. With decrease of the spacing, however, the power generation increases more than 5 times and becomes maximum around $d{\approx}2$, $P-d{\approx}3$. And the velocity $U_0{\approx}0.8$ for the maximum power generation is almost independent of the wire spacing.
Keywords
Rijke; Thermoacoustic; Heater; Heat Transfer; Numerical Analysis;
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