外加扰动对热声发动机起振特性的影响

热声发动机利用热声效应将热能转化为声功，系统中没有任何运动部件，具有结构简单、效率高、环境友好等突出优点。为了充分发挥热声发动机可利用低品位热能的优势，进一步降低系统的起振温度对热声热机的应用具有重要意义。该文首次提出利用外加扰动降低系统起振温度的设想，并在自行研制的多功能行波热声发动机实验台上进行了实验验证。初步实验结果表明，外加扰动可以大幅降低热声发动机的起振温度。实验以氮气为工质，当系统充气压力为0．9MPa时，通过加入压力扰动使系统的起振温度由原来的219℃降低到193℃。系统研究了外加扰动对热声发动机整个起振和消振过程的影响，获得的结果对加深热声系统起振机理的认识及热声发动机的实用化研究具有重要的指导意义。     

安装倾角对热声发动机性能影响的试验研究

为充分利用太阳能作为驱动热源,开展了驻波型热声发动机在不同安装倾角下热力性能的试验研究.试验结果表明,热声发动机的安装倾角对热声系统的起振温度、消振温度以及起振时板叠中的温度梯度等参数有着显著的影响,当系统中氮气压力为1.3MPa时,在试验的7种角度下.最高起振温度484℃,最低起振温度428℃,该特性为选择合适角度以降低系统起振温度提供了试验依据;而当系统稳定振荡时,安装倾角的变化对系统的压比和压力振幅等热力特性的影响较小,该特性为利用自动跟踪太阳能集热器在不同角度下驱动稳定振荡的热声发动机创造了有利条件.试验结果为设计太阳能驱动的热声发动机提供了试验依据.     

非对称双级环路行波热声热机的实验研究*

对于双级环路行波热声热机,两个热声核的相对位置直接影响到其起振温度,而热声热机的起振温差决定了其可利用的热源品位。基于线性热声理论分析,通过改变两个热声核的相对位置,研究了两个热声核的相对位置改变对其起振温差、压力振幅和压比等的影响。结果表明,双级环路行波热声热机的起振温度随着两个热声核从中心对称位置逐步靠近时先下降再上升,当两个热声核之间的谐振管长度比例为1:3.5时,系统获得最小的起振温差为59.6℃（工质为N₂,充气压力为2.5 MPa）。在相同温差下,该系统在谐振管长度比例为1:3.5的位置相较于其他位置具有较大的压力振幅和压比。     

丝网热声板叠的最佳填充率

自行研制了热声驱动脉管制冷机实验台,着重研究了热声机械中热声转换的关键部件丝网板叠的填充率对热声驱动脉管制冷机起振温度,制冷温度和加热功率等的影响,并通过实验发现了丝网板叠的最佳填充率,以氮和氮作工质,分别获得了196K和138K的无负荷制冷制度,达到国际先进水平,为热声机械的实用化奠定了基础。     

可利用低品位热源的热声驱动脉管制冷机

针对原有热声驱动脉管制冷机实验装置,改进了板叠冷端夹套式水冷却器内部的丝网填料,进一步优化了小孔阀和双向进气阀的开度,获得了116．4K的最低制冷温度。通过操作脉管制冷机双向进气阀,使系统的起振温度从560℃降低为370℃,为低品位能源的利用创造了条件。     

纯环路型和混合型行波热声发动机的对比实验

研制了以陶瓷为板叠的行波热声发动机实验装置,进行了纯环路型与混合型行波热声发动机热力性能的对比实验研究,分析了系统的起振和消振过程及机理,研究了加热端温度、冷却端温度和回热器对系统性能的影响。结果表明,混合型行波热声发动机比纯环路型行波热声发动机具有更低的起振温度;且随着冷却端温度的升高,系统的起振温度也随着升高;回热器孔径对系统的性能有较大的影响,本实验中回热器孔径为0.8mm时系统起振温度最低;实验过程中还发现了"二次起振"现象。     

124K热声驱动的脉管制冷机

热声压缩机是一种利用热能（如太阳能集热、废热等）进行驱动的新型驱动器。自行研制的驻波型热声压缩机驱动脉管经过改进后，以氦为工质，取得了124.3K的制冷温度。此外，该文还讨论了热声压机系统中的水冷却存在的问题以及它对系统整体性能的影响，并对热声机的应用前景进行了展望。     

混合工质脉管制冷机性能的数值模拟

开发了适用于混合工质的脉管制冷机的计算程序，利用此程序对应用混合工质提高脉管制冷机的制冷性能进行了研究，发现当混合工质采用氦气和氢气，且处于合适的配比下，可以进一步改进脉管制冷机的制冷性能，给出了当混合工质最佳配比时，脉管制冷机内热力参数的瞬时变化及一周期的循环参数，用该计算程序可以获得混合工质脉管制冷机内复杂过程的详细信息，为制冷机设计和改进提供依据。     

采用混合工质的热声驱动脉管制冷实验研究

在计算了惰性气体二元混合工质的热力学参数之后,采用氦-氩混合气体作为工质来提高热声驱动脉管制冷的性能。实验结果表明,热声驱动脉管制冷机采用适当配比的氦-氩工质可获得比纯氦更加优越的制冷性能。     

回热器孔隙率对VM循环热泵性能的影响分析

孔隙率是表征回热器结构和效率的重要参数,影响整个系统的流动和传热特性。以热驱动斯特林循环的VM(Vuilleumier, VM)循环热泵为研究对象,建立了其内部回热器的模型,研究了在不同的热源温度、系统压力、转速、容积比和工质的情况下,孔隙率对整个热泵系统性能的影响。结果表明：随着孔隙率的增加,系统性能系数先增加后减小,在0.6左右达到最佳。在相同孔隙率的情况下,系统性能系数随着热源温度、系统平均压力、容积比、转速的增加而分别增大,并且增加的幅度是越来越小的。对于工质而言,氦气和氢气的性能较优,而氮气的性能较差。综合考虑安全等因素,宜选氦气作为工质。     

Performance of an air-cooled looped thermoacoustic engine capable of recovering low-grade thermal energy

An air-cooled looped thermoacoustic engine is designed and constructed, where an air-cooled cold heat exchanger (consisting of copper heat transfer block, aluminum flange, and aluminum fin plate) is adopted to extract heat and the resonant tube is spiraled and shaped to fit to the available space. Experiments have been conducted to observe how onset temperature difference and resonant frequency are affected by mean pressure, working fluid, and diameter of compliance tube. Besides, the influences of temperature difference, mean pressure, working fluid and diameter of compliance tube on pressure amplitude, output acoustic power, and thermal efficiency of the system have been investigated. The air-cooled looped thermoacoustic engine can start to oscillate at a lowest temperature difference of 46°C, with the working fluid of carbon dioxide at 2.34 MPa. A highest output acoustic power obtained is 6.65 W at a temperature difference of 199°C, with the working gas of helium at 2.58 MPa, and the thermal efficiency is 2.21%. This work verifies the feasibility of utilizing low-grade thermal energy to drive an air-cooled looped thermoacoustic engine and extends its application in the water deficient areas.     

A miniature thermoacoustic stirling engine

A miniature thermoacoustic stirling engine was simulated and designed, having overall size of length 0.65 m and height of 0.22 m. The acoustic field generated in this miniature system has been described and analyzed. Some efforts had been paid to coupling and matching, and a miniature thermoacoustic engine and some extra experimental components have been constructed. Analysis and experimental results showed that to obtain better performance of the engine, the diameter of the resonance tube must be chosen appropriately according to the looped tube dimension and the input heating power. It provided an effective way to miniaturize the thermoacoustic stirling heat engine. The experimental results showed that the engine had low onset temperature and high pressure amplitude and ratio. With the filling helium gas of 2 MPa and heating power of 637 W, the maximal peak to peak pressure amplitude and pressure ratio reached 2.2 bar and 1.116, respectively, which was able to drive a refrigerator, a heat pump or a linear electrical generator. The operating frequency of the engine was steady at 282 Hz.     

Design and optimization of a heat driven thermoacoustic refrigerator

The present paper deals with the design and optimization of a heat driven thermoacoustic refrigerator. A simplified model is developed which enables to pinpoint and examine the most important physical characteristics of a compact traveling wave thermoacoustic refrigerator driven by a traveling wave thermoacoustic engine. The model can explain the so-called traveling standing wave effect in thermoacoustics very well. The position, length and hydraulic radius of the refrigerator are optimized for the maximum total COP. The prime mover efficiency, refrigerator COP and dimensionless dissipation and their impacts on total COP are investigated and discussed. The results indicate that a COP of 28.7% at T_RF,cold = 273 K is achievable.     

A thermoacoustic engine capable of utilizing multi-temperature heat sources

Low-grade energy is widespread. However, it cannot be utilized with high thermal efficiency directly. Following the principle of thermal energy cascade utilization, a thermoacoustic engine (TE) with a new regenerator that can be driven by multiple heat sources at different temperature levels is proposed. Taking a regenerator that utilizes heat sources at two temperatures as an example, theoretical research has been conducted on a traveling-wave TE with the new regenerator to predict its performance. Experimental verification is also done to demonstrate the benefits of the new regenerator. Results indicate that a TE with the new regenerator utilizing additional heat at a lower temperature experiences an increase in pressure ratio, acoustic power, efficiency, and exergy efficiency with proper heat input at an appropriate temperature at the mid-heater. A regenerator that uses multi-temperature heat sources can provide a means of recovering lower grade heat.     

CFD simulation of a thermoacoustic engine with coiled resonator

Thermoacoustic energy conversion is based on the Stirling cycle. In their most basic forms, thermoacoustic devices are comprised of two heat exchangers, a porous medium, both placed inside a resonator. Work is created through the interaction of strong sound waves with the porous medium that is subject to external heating. This work explores the effect of resonator curvature on the thermoacoustic effect. A CFD analysis of a whole thermoacoustic engine was developed and the influence of a curved resonator on the thermoacoustic effect is discussed. The variation of pressure amplitude and operating frequency serves as metrics in this investigation. It was found that the introduction of curvature affects the pressure amplitude achieved. Severely curved resonators also exhibited a variation in operating frequency.     

Temperatures near the interface between an ideal heat exchanger and a thermal buffer tube or pulse tube

A thermal buffer tube (or pulse tube) thermally isolates two heat exchangers at different temperatures in a thermoacoustic engine or refrigerator while allowing the flow of acoustic power. For many heat transport mechanisms, the quality of the thermal isolation depends on the time-averaged mean temperature distribution in the thermal buffer tube, which is determined by boundary conditions set up by the heat exchangers. However, finite-amplitude effects within one peak-to-peak gas displacement of the heat exchangers can lead to significant modification of the thermal boundary conditions and thus the heat transport. To explore these effects, measured mean temperature profiles in the vicinity of the interface between a heat exchanger and thermal buffer tube are reported for a broad range of acoustic and thermal conditions. A one-dimensional Lagrangian model is developed to predict the mean temperature distribution, and reasonable agreement between experimental data and model results is found for the majority of the acoustic conditions considered.     

镁基水反应金属燃料冲压发动机的工作特性

针对水下高速航行器用镁基水反应金属燃料冲压发动机,设定了3种质量组分配比的燃料,结合热力计算和二维轴对称数值模拟研究其工作特性。其中,两进水口处观测到的漩涡预言了在燃料燃烧过程中引发热声振荡的可能性。在3种燃料发动机各自的有效水燃比范围内,通过数值模拟可知两次水燃比的分配直接影响发动机内的燃烧稳定性;总水燃比的增加会引发一个最大的比冲值,同时热效率和推进效率分别单调增加和降低。另外,数值模拟和热力计算结果均显示燃料中镁含量的增加有益于发动机比冲及热效率的增加。本研究中燃烧特性、比冲及效率等工作特性随发动机工况的变化规律特征,可指导发动机整体结构构型及总体性能优化的方向,同时可对发动机内潜在的热声振荡特性进行预估以便设计相应的抑制策略。     

Performance of solar powered thermoacoustic engine at different tilted angles

In this study, the thermodynamic performance of a thermoacoustic engine charged with different working fluids were examined at different tilted angles ranging from ?90° to 90° with 45° angular interval. The results suggest that the influence of the tilted angle on the onset temperature of the engine depends on the viscidity of the working gas. The lower the viscidity is, the more obvious the influence is. The difference between the maximum and the minimum onset temperature of the engine charged with nitrogen could be as high as 52 °C, but the difference for system charged with helium is only about 1.5 °C. The tilted angle has little or no effect on the pressure oscillation amplitude, pressure ratio, resonance frequency and the relation of the temperature versus heat power. They are mainly affected by the properties of the working gas. Furthermore, the interactions of the oscillatory motion and the natural convection of the working gas within the thermoacoustic core were also examined. The properties are of importance for the thermoacoustic engine driven by two-axis solar collector, for the tilted angle of the engine varies with the sun position.     

Transient temperature profile inside thermoacoustic refrigerators

The linear theory used to calculate the thermal quantities inside the stack in the classical thermoacoustic refrigerators always overestimates those measured. The causes of these discrepancies have to be found in the complex processes of thermal exchanges. The analytical study of the transient response should provide an interpretation of these complex processes. This present paper provides such analytical modelling. This modelling remains within the framework of the classical linear theory. It includes the effects of the thermoacoustic heat flux carried along the stack, the conductive heat flux returning in the solid walls of the stack and through the fluid inside the stack, the transverse heat conduction in the stack and the heat leakages through the duct walls, the heat generated by viscous losses in the stack, the heat generated by vorticity at the ends of the stack, and the heat transfer through both ends of the stack. A modal analytical solution for the temperature profile is proposed, assuming the usual approximations in such thermal problems to avoid intricate calculations and expressions. The theoretical transient response of a thermoacoustic refrigerator is compared with experimental data. A good qualitative agreement is obtained between analytical and experimental results after fitting empirical coefficients.