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ThermoAcoustics (M.sc Degree)

 Thermoacoustics, Prime over, Instability, Nonlinear acoustics, Stationary waves, Onset, Saturation


Complete title

Experimental study and modeling of the onset and saturation of the acoustic wave in thermoacoustic prime mover


A stack of solid plates is inserted in a tube to create an important difference of temperature.

Resume

Thermoacoustic prime mover is a system of acoustic energy conversion into thermical energy. In the simplest version, it is constitued of  stack’s extremity). In this system, a big temperature difference creates an interaction between acoustic wave and the thermical flux. This interaction induces an acoustic wave with high level in the waveguide. Thermoacoustic prime mover has a lot of advantages which can have industrial application soon. The project’s objective is to make an experimental study and a comparaison with the numerical model of the dynamic trigger and saturation of the thermoacoustic’s instability in very simple systeme : the ”quarter-wave” thermoacoustic’s generator.

Thermoacoustic prime mover is a system of acoustic energy conversion into thermical energy. In the simplest version, it is constitued of waveguide in which a stack of solid plates is inserted and an important difference of temperatue is applicated on this stack (heating a stack’s extremity). In this system, a big temperature difference creates an interaction between acoustic wave and the thermical flux. This interaction induces an acoustic wave with high level in the waveguide. Thermoacoustic prime mover has a lot of advantages which can have industrial application soon. The project’s objective is to make an experimental study and a comparaison with the numerical model of the dynamic trigger and saturation of the thermoacoustic’s instability in very simple systeme : the ”quarter-wave” thermoacoustic’s generator. [PDF]


The simplest version of a thermoacoustic prime mover.

Context

Scientific project of my 1st year of M.sc Degree in Acoustics and Mechanis at University of Le Mans 


Supervision

Guillaume Penelet, Assistant Professor at University of Le Mans

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