Automotive Experiences
Vol 3 No 3 (2020)

Numerical Study on the Effect of Mean Pressure and Loop's Radius to the Onset Temperature and Efficiency of Traveling Wave Termoacustic Engine

Endang Dian Rokhmawati (Universitas PGRI Semarang, Indonesia)
Irna Farikhah (Universitas PGRI Semarang, Indonesia)
Ummi Kaltsum (Universitas PGRI Semarang, Indonesia)
Harto Nuroso (Universitas PGRI Semarang, Indonesia)
Aan Burhanudin (Universitas PGRI Semarang, Indonesia)
Yuris Setyoadi (Universitas PGRI Semarang, Indonesia)
Muhammad Amiruddin (Universitas PGRI Semarang, Indonesia)
Irfan Abd Rahim (Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Malaysia)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Sep 2020

Abstract

The thermoacoustic engine can be a device to convert waste heat energy in the engine car become useful energy such as for charging battery in car or Air conditioner of the car. This work can be done by experimentally and numerically. There are some parameters that have an impact on the performance of the engine. They are geometry of the engines, working fluid, and mean pressure. The performance of the engine depends on the efficiency and the heating temperature. In the car, waste heat energy is not high enough. Therefore, we need to utilize the low heating temperature to be converted into useful energy. This study contributes to numerically the effect of mean pressure and loop’s radius of the regenerator on the onset temperature and the efficiency of traveling wave thermoacoustic engines. The application that is used to solve numerical problems is fortran95. There are two codings that are used in fortran95. They are stability limits and efficiency codes. The lowest onset temperature that achieved is 153˚C with efficiency up to 38.1% that can be reached when the mean pressure is 4.0 MPa and the loop's radius is 5 cm. This result indicated that we can use low heating temperatures from waste heat of engine car to turn on electronics equipment inside the car.

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AutomotiveExperiences

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Aerospace Engineering Automotive Engineering Chemical Engineering, Chemistry & Bioengineering Control & Systems Engineering Electrical & Electronics Engineering Energy Materials Science & Nanotechnology Mechanical Engineering

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