1. THERMOACOUSTICS SPEAKS UP AT ASA CONVENTION.
- Author
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Wilson, Ron
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CONFERENCES & conventions , *SOCIETIES , *MOLECULAR acoustics , *SOUND waves - Abstract
The article discusses the highlights of the Acoustical Society of America Conference that was held in Salt Lake City, Utah, in June 2007. According to the author, thermoacoustic devices convert heat directly into intense sound waves with relatively high efficiency. This thermoacoustic effect can be used by physicists to cool a system by converting its wasted heat to sound. The papers presented at the event discussed the construction and optimization of thermal-sound generators, as well as the energy-capture devices that went with them.
- Published
- 2007