期刊名称：Lecture Notes in Engineering and Computer Science
印刷版ISSN：2078-0958
电子版ISSN：2078-0966
出版年度：2019
卷号：2239
页码：469-474
出版社：Newswood and International Association of Engineers
摘要：Thermoacoustic engines and coolers are a
promising emerging technology due to its environmental
friendliness and the lack of mechanical moving parts.
Acoustic-to-electrical (or vice versa) transduction devices are
the key components allowing for the conversion between
acoustic (i.e. mechanical) and electrical energies (or vice
versa). Some of researchers investigated the use of acoustic
drivers in their devices due to their high acoustic power and
transduction efficiency. This paper focuses on the performance
analysis of a few selected acoustic drivers, available
commercially, in order to provide a better understanding of
their efficient utilisation in the context of coupling with
thermoacoustic machines (engines or refrigerators). Six
different acoustic drivers where studied using analytical
solutions. The selected drivers have widely varied
specifications which leads to major differences (in terms of
ultimate performance) when various acoustic conditions are
applied to simulate the presence of different thermoacoustic
networks. Such investigation could lead to better engineering
practices in coupling the drivers to thermoacoustic systems
and positively influence their overall efficiency. Therefore, this
study is thought to be beneficial design engineers working on
thermoacoustic machines.
