Influence of Working Fluid and Operating Parameters on the Performance of Traveling Wave Thermo Acoustic Prime Mover
Mathew Skaria1, K. K. Abdul Rasheed2, K.A.Shafi3, S. Kasthurirengan4, Upendra Behera5
1Mathew Skaria, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Thangal Kunju Musaliar College of Engineering, Kollam (Kerala), India.
2K. K. Abdul Rasheed, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Thangal Kunju Musaliar College of Engineering, Kollam (Kerala), India.
3K.A.Shafi, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Thangal Kunju Musaliar College of Engineering, Kollam (Kerala), India.
4S. Kasthurirengan, Centre for Cryogenic Technology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, (Karnataka), India.
5Upendra Behera, Centre for Cryogenic Technology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, (Karnataka), India.
Manuscript received on 15 April 2016 | Revised Manuscript received on 25 April 2016 | Manuscript Published on 30 April 2016 | PP: 212-216 | Volume-5 Issue-4, April 2016 | Retrieval Number: D4552045416/16©BEIESP
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Abstract: The paper present the performance studies on a traveling wave thermoacoustic system developed in our laboratory. Experiments were carried out for different working fluids such as Helium, Argon and Nitrogen and at different operating pressures. The results indicate that the working fluids with different charge pressures are critical to the performance of the system. The above experimental results are compared with simulation (CFD and Delta EC) results wherever possible and they are in good agreement.
Keywords: Traveling Wave, Prime Mover, Working Fluid, CFD, Delta EC.
Scope of the Article: Thermal Engineering