• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.3-10
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• 1999

Investigations of temperature differences between both cnds of thermoacoustic exchanger generated by acoustic heat transport have been carried out as a function of the position of TAC(Thermo-Acoustic Couple)[1] in a 68-cm-long duct. Fixed with the electric power at 50W, measurements were compared with the theory changing the frequency from 150Hz to 300Hz with 10Hz step. The frequency-position dependent distribution of temperature difference corresponding to the Q-values was obtained with the numerical simulation. Through this distribution, the optimum position of the thermoacoustic exchanger and the optimum driving frequency can be determined.

• Composites Research
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• v.14 no.5
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• pp.38-45
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• 2001

Kaiser effects of thermo-acoustic emission (AE) from composite laminates under the repetitive thermal cyclic loads have been quantitatively analyzed in consideration of AE source mechanisms. The repetitive thermal load brought about a large reduction. i.e. an exponential decrease in AE total ringdown counts and AE amplitudes. It was thought that generation of thermo-AE during the first thermal cycle was not caused by crack propagation but by secondary microfracturing due to abrasive contact between crack surfaces. For the repetitive thermal cycles, a few number of weak thermo-AE events were generated due to some frictional sliding contact. Such behavior of thermo-AE showed different characteristics according to specimen kinds and the maximum temperature in the thermal load cycles.

• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• v.28 no.1
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• pp.19-24
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• 2009

Investigations of the relation between the stack temperature profile of a standing wave thermoacoustic cooler and the cooling efficiency were performed. Based on the mathematical derivations using the Rott Equation, it was found that the temperature profile along the stack becomes nonlinear as the enthalpy flux passing through the stack increases. It was also found that such nonlinear temperature profiles lower the cooling efficiency. Simulations using a thermoacoustic simulation program called DELTAE showed that the nonlinear temperature profile occurs with a long stack and large cooling load.

• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• v.15 no.5
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• pp.53-60
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• 1996

In this study, a design methodology for thermoacoustic refrigerator systems is proposed based on the thermal conduction and acoustic theories, and physical characteristics of an actual thermoacoustic refrigerator are investigated. Especially, the resonator is designed for minimizing the energy loss at cold end, and the position and length of the capillary stack are optimized in order to get a large temperature difference between hot and cold ends. Experimental results show that a maximun temperature difference of 22.7$^{\circ}$ and a temperature of 4.3$^{\circ}$C at cold end are obtained by supplying an electrical input of 33W without any thermal load at cold end.

• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.76-80
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• 1997

Acoustic resonance characteristics were analyzed and their effect on the refrigerating capability were experimentally verified on a fabricated Hofler-type thermoacoustic refrigerating system. Factors governing the overall resonance are the resonator composed of a cavity and two pipes, the loudspeaker driving the resonator, and rear side impedance characteristics of speaker housing. All these are coupled with electric constants of the speaker to exhibit electric resonance. Also the 'wall-effect' within the resonator causes attenuation to reduce the sharpness of the resonance. Analysis and experiments showed housing and the wall-effect of the resonator reduce the sharpness of resonance. Maintaining the accuracy of the resonance is, therefore, very important for efficient refrigeration.

• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• v.18 no.7
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• pp.56-66
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• 1999

Thermoacoustic oscillation is a significant problem in cylindrical-type combustors such as common internal combustion engines, industrial furnaces, gas turbine, etc. This kind of low frequency oscillation can lead to serious consequences such as destruction of the combustor and production of strong noise. The accurate numerical simulation of thermoacoustic phenomena is a complex and challenging problem, especially when considering the chemical reaction of mixtures. As with other simulations of aerodynamics and aeroacoustics, the direct computation of thermoacoustic phenomena requires that Navier-Stokes equations be solved using accurate numerical differentiation and time-marching schemes, with non-reflecting boundary conditions. The numerical approach used here aims at qualitative analysis and efficient prediction of those problems, not at the development of an accurate scheme. The numerical prediction developed in this work is shown to be reasonably matched with experimental result.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2017.05a
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• pp.730-733
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• 2017

An ignitor for the initiation of burning propellants becomes one of the most critical components for the operation of liquid rocket engines. The important phenomenon of the igniter is thermoacoustic resonance. This paper mainly includes experimental results on thermoacoustic resonance phenomenon from distance between nozzle and resonance tube. The ultimate goal is to develop an ignitor capable of multiple ignitions based on research results about the usage of the thermoacoustic resonance phenomenon.

• Electric Engineers Magazine
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• v.230 no.10
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• pp.30-33
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• 2001

음향공명 발생원인 가스가 들어있는 방전관내에 방전전류가 흐르면 전력에너지가 발생하여 열을 발생 시키고 이 열은 방전관내의 압력변화를 가져온다. 이 압력변화는 방전관내의 음향변화와 같다. 주기적인 압력변화가 내벽에 반사되어 정재파가 발생되는 현상이 방정관의 고유진동수이며 이 고유진동수와 전원주파수가 일치될 때 음향공명현상이 일어난다.

• Proceedings of the Acoustical Society of Korea Conference
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• 1998.06c
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• pp.469-472
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• 1998

수중에서 발생된 기포들의 상화작용에 의한 방출주파수의 변화를 알아보기 위해 선배열 기포에 대해 이론적으로 연구하였다. 기포들의 결합진동에 의한 방출주파수는 가능한 가장 저주파수의 음파가 발생됨을 설명하였으며, 일부의 기포가 음원역할을 하는 실제적인 선배열 기포의 경우는 방출주파수가 기포의 총 개수보다는 음원기포의 개수와 기포간 거리에 좌우됨을 밝혔다. 이러한 이론결과는 참고문헌[6]의 실험결과에 비교적 잘 일치하였다. 이것은 기포간의 결합진동은 기포들의 초기 발생조건에 따라 이론적으로 다르게 다루어야 함을 의미한다.

• Proceedings of the Acoustical Society of Korea Conference
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• 1996.06a
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• pp.18-21
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• 1996

예인형 선배열 소나에서 기존의 선배열 빔형성 기법을 적용하면 예인함 기동시 선배열 형상 변형에 의해 심각한 성능 저하 현상이 나타난다. 이러한 문제 해결을 위해 센서배열 변형을 고려한 견실한 빔형성 기법은 선배열 형상 추정을 위해 칼만필터를 이용한 형상 추정기법을 이용하고, 변형보상 빔형성을 위해 선배열 세그먼트 기울기 추정값을 이용하는 변형보상 빔형성 알고리즘을 제안하였다. 제안된 기법을 기존의 빔형성 기법을 적용하여 시뮬레이션에 의해 제안된 기법의 보상성능을 입증 하였다.