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International Heat Transfer Conference 13
Graham de Vahl Davis (open in a new tab) School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW, Australia
Eddie Leonardi (open in a new tab) Computational Fluid Dynamics Research Laboratory, School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia 2052

ISSN Online: 2377-424X

ISBN CD: 1-56700-226-9

ISBN Online: 1-56700-225-0

HEAT TRANSFER AND FLOW CHARACTERISTICS IN AN ACOUSTICALLY DRIVEN RESONATOR WITH INTERNAL THIN PARALLEL PLATES

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DOI: 10.1615/IHTC13.p2.10
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SINOPSIS

Heat transfer and flow characteristics in a two-dimensional resonator due to acoustic excitations induced by the vibration of a vertical side wall are numerically investigated. The resonator contains internal thin parallel plates (a stack) as found in thermoacoustic refrigerators or engines. A fully compressible form of the Navier-Stokes equations is considered for the numerical model and an explicit time-marching algorithm is used to track the acoustic waves and energy fluxes. Numerical solutions are obtained by employing a highly accurate flux corrected transport (FCT) algorithm. In the present model, no simplifying assumptions are made regarding the existence of the acoustic field. Simulations were first carried out for a resonator without any internal stack. Along with the oscillatory primary flow field, second-order acoustic streaming structures in the resonator are predicted by direct numerical simulations. The model developed is then applied to a resonator with an internal stack. The interaction of acoustic standing waves with the stack produces a temperature difference between the two ends of the stack - which can be used for refrigeration or for producing work (heat engine). The model developed can be used for the analysis of flow and temperature fields produced by acoustic transducers, and in the design of high performance resonators for thermoacoustic refrigerators or engines.

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