An experimental comparison of a pin stack to a conventional stack in a thermoacoustic prime mover

This thesis is an experimental comparison of a pin stack to a conventional stack in a thermoacoustic prime mover. A thermoacoustic prime mover is a type of natural heat engine which converts a temperature gradient across a stack into acoustic energy. A pin stack uses wires which are arranged in a he...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gibson, Rodney Jay
Other Authors: Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Language:en_US
Published: Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10945/39302

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