Kang, Huifang; Cheng, Peng; Yu, Zhibin; Zheng, Hongfei - In: Applied Energy 137 (2015) C, pp. 9-17
This paper presents the design, construction and tests of a traveling-wave thermoacoustic electric generator. A two-stage traveling-wave thermoacoustic engine converts thermal energy to acoustic power. Two low-impedance linear alternators (i.e., audio loudspeakers) were installed to extract and...