Fishbone-like instability in a looped-tube thermoacoustic engine.

Zhibin Yu, Artur J. Jaworski, Abdulrahman S. Abduljalil

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Abstract

Quasi-periodic bursts of acoustic oscillations were observed during the start-up process in a looped-tube thermoacoustic engine. The acoustic oscillations have a constant frequency of 111 Hz, while the bursts have "quasi-periods" in the order of 14-25 s. The quasi-periodic bursts show a new mode of amplitude growth in this thermoacoustic engine. The envelope of the acoustic oscillations has a fishbone-like shape. The nature of the observed fishbone-like instabilities suggests a strong interaction between the acoustic and temperature field.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)EL188-194
JournalThe Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
Volume128
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 10 Sept 2010

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