A method for estimating the parameters of electrodynamic drivers in thermoacoustic coolers

The electroacoustic efficiency of high-power actuators used in thermoacoustic coolers may be estimated using a linear model involving a combination of six parameters. A method to identify these equivalent driver parameters from measured total electrical impedance and velocity-voltage transfer function data was developed. A commercially available, moving-magnet driver coupled to a functional thermoacoustic cooler was used to demonstrate the procedure experimentally. The method, based on linear electrical circuit theory, allowed for the possible frequency and amplitude dependence of the driver parameters to be estimated. The results demonstrated that driver parameters measured in vacuo using this method can be used to predict the driver efficiency and performance for operating conditions which may be encountered under load.     

Research on coupling between thermoacoustic resonance pipe and piezoelectric acoustic source

Piezoelectric loudspeakers have been used in thermoacoustic refrigerators for operating at the high frequency to miniaturize the system. Then the coupling between the piezoelectric loudspeaker and resonance pipe becomes an important factor for improving the performances of the system. By the equivalent circuit model, the expressions of the acoustic output power and electroacoustic transfer efficiency at a low operating frequency are obtained, and then the structures of the piezoelectric loudspeaker and resonance pipe, as well as the operating frequency, are optimized to achieve a high electroacoustic transfer efficiency and a large acoustic output power. It is also shown that when the total reactance of the system equals zero, the resonance frequency of the resonance pipe is the optimized operating frequency and a high acoustic output power can be achieved. However, the highest transfer efficiency and largest acoustic power cannot be obtained simultaneously, therefore a trade-off condition must be adopted.     

Use of electrodynamic drivers in thermoacoustic refrigerators

Some issues involved in matching electrodynamic drivers to thermoacoustic refrigerators are examined using an equivalent circuit model. Conclusions are that the driver should be chosen to have a large product (Bl)2/(ReRm); the suspension stiffness should be chosen to make the combined impedance of the mechanical and acoustical parts of the system entirely real at the operating frequency; and the piston area should be selected to maximize electroacoustic efficiency, or other desired parameter, by matching the acoustic load to the optimum mechanical load for the particular driver. Alternately, if the piston area is fixed, the operating frequency can be adjusted to make this same match.     

基于传递矩阵法的热声发动机频率设计计算

介绍利用传递矩阵法计算热声发动机的工作频率的思路和方法。理论分析表明该方法是切实可行的 ,和其他方法得到了相互的印证。利用该方法的计算结果和已发表的试验结果进行了对比分析。研究结果表明 ,相比已有的计算方法而言 ,传递矩阵法更加简单直观 ,方便于采用计算机编程计算复杂结构的热声系统的工作频率。     

热声驱动器谐振频率影响因素分析

分析了结构参数、操作参数以及工质等因素对热声驱动器谐振频率的影响 ,并结合驻波型热声驱动器 ,给出了相应的计算结果和实验数据。     

热声斯特林发电系统的实验研究

本文介绍了一台由热声斯特林发动机及其驱动的直线发电机组成的热声斯特林发电系统原理样机.一方面为满足发电机与发动机间体积流率和相位的匹配要求,另一方面为了能在直线发电机活塞处获得较好的压力波与体积流率间相位关系、提高直线发电机的电功输出能力,装置保留了发动机原有的锥形谐振管.初步实验以氦气为工质,在2.5MPa平均压力、64Hz工作频率下,获得了97W的电功.本文还分析了该热声发电系统的效率,得出直线发电机声电转换效率超过了0.8.然而由于谐振管耗散了大量的声功,目前整机的热电转换效率还较低.     

压电声源驱动的微型热声制冷

有别于传统电动扬声器驱动的热声制冷系统,将以更高频的PZT换能器为驱动源达到谐振系统结构缩减的目的。考虑到热声制冷系统影响因素繁多,在对系统进行性能模拟分析的基础上提出优化设计方案,并建立PZT驱动的热声制冷系统开展实验研究。最后还为下一步工作提出改进思路。     

球壳换能器电声效率测量方法及声场特性分析

在高强度聚焦超声治疗系统中,换能器的电声效率是治疗剂量控制中的重要参数,其在焦域附近的声场分布同样重要。该研究以球壳聚焦换能器为研究对象,基于辐射力天平法与平面扫描法进行输出声功率的测量,同时测量其激励电功率后计算得到电声效率,并就其声场特性分布以及存在的非线性传播现象进行了简单阐述。两种测量方法测得的电声效率在声学计量的误差允许范围内,实验结果表明两种方法在测量球壳聚焦换能器输出声功率时具备较好的一致性。     

Experimental study of the influence of different resonators on thermoacoustic conversion performance of a thermoacoustic-Stirling heat engine

In this paper, an experimental study of the effect of the resonator shape on the performance of a traveling-wave thermoacoustic engine is presented. Two different resonators were tested in the thermoacoustic-Stirling heat. One resonator is an iso-diameter one, and the other is a tapered one. To have a reasonable comparison reference, we keep the same traveling-wave loop, the same resonant frequency and the same operating pressure. The experiment showed that the resonator shape has significant influence on the global performance of the thermoacoustic-Stirling heat engine. The tapered resonator gives much better performance than the iso-diameter resonator. The tapered resonator system achieved a maximum pressure ratio of about 1.3, a maximum net acoustical power output of about 450 W and a highest thermoacoustic efficiency of about 25%.     

Synthetical optimization of the structure dimension for the thermoacoustic regenerator

The quantitative investigation of parameters in the renegerator is essential for the optimization of thermoacoustic devices, while the majority of the previous research only considered parameters of the working field, working gas and the hydraulic radius. Based on the linear thermoacoustic theory, this paper extracts a normalized parameter for low-amplitude conditions, which is called the regenerator operation factor. By extracting the regenerator operation factor and relative hydraulic radius, the influence of frequency on the efficiency can be controlled and offset. It can be found that thermoacoustic devices with different frequencies can perform the same efficiency by adjusting the radius in proportion to the axial length. Finally, this paper synthetically optimizes the dimension of the thermoacoustic regenerator by taking the regenerator operation factor, relative hydraulic radius and acoustic field parameter as variables. Conclusions in this paper are of great significance for explaining the best working conditions of engines and directing the miniaturization and optimal design of thermoacoustic devices.     

驻波型热声发动机的数值模拟

通过对驻波发动机热声边界条件的分析 ,给出了一种用“打靶法”进行迭代运算的循环模式 ,从而避开繁重的矩阵运算 ,计算效率得到有效地提高。最后以一个实例证明本方法计算结果与实验吻合较好。     

Resonance tracking and vibration stablilization for high power ultrasonic transducers

Resonant frequency shift and electrical impedance variation are common phenomena in the application of high power ultrasonic transducers, e.g. in focused ultrasound surgery and in cutting. They result in low power efficiency and unstable vibration amplitude. To solve this problem, a driving and measurement system has been developed to track the resonance of high power transducers and to stabilise their vibration velocity. This has the ability to monitor the operating and performance parameters of the ultrasonic transducers in real time. The configuration of the system, with its control algorithm implemented in LabVIEW (National Instruments, Newbury, UK), ensures flexibility to suit different transducers and load conditions. In addition, with different programs, it can be utilised as a high power impedance analyser or an instantaneous electrical power measurement system for frequencies in the MHz range. The effectiveness of this system has been demonstrated in detailed studies. With it, high transducer performance at high power can be achieved and monitored in real time.     

双壳嵌套鱼唇式弯张换能器

研究了一种双壳嵌套鱼唇式弯张换能器,针对特殊结构的空气背衬弯张换能器提出了表征换能器静压形变的系列参数,利用有限元方法研究了这些参数与结构参数的对应关系,并进行了换能器的静态分析。在静态分析基础上,研究了结构参数对换能器声辐射特性的影响,经对比分析得到换能器的优化方案,研制了实验样机,经外场试验验证了双壳嵌套鱼唇式弯张换能器具有小尺寸、频率低、高效率、大功率的工作特性:谐振频率800 Hz、最大声源级199.5 dB、电声效率23.6%、工作深度200 m。      

高效室温行波热声制冷机的研究(第二部分:电声压缩机驱动的行波热声制冷机的实验研究)

热声制冷机是利用热声效应将声能转化为热能的新型制冷装置 ,以其环保性及高可靠性等优点吸引着起来越多的科研者。该文研究对象为电声压缩机驱动的室温行波热声制冷机。首先介绍了制冷机的工作原理、设计及加工 ;实验系统建立后 ,改装曲柄 -连杆活塞压缩机 ,使之提供变频的波动压力作为该制冷机的驱动源。初步实验在充气压力 2 .0 MPa、氦气为工质的工况下 ,获得 2 6 4 K的制冷温度     

Measuring derived acoustic power of an ultrasound surgical device in the linear and nonlinear operating modes

Objective and motivationThe method for measuring derived acoustic power of an ultrasound point source in the form of a sonotrode tip has been considered in the free acoustic field, according to the IEC 61847 standard. The main objective of this work is measuring averaged pressure magnitude spatial distribution of an sonotrode tip in the free acoustic field conditions at different electrical excitation levels and calculation of the derived acoustic power at excitation frequency (f₀ ≈ 25 kHz). Finding the derived acoustic power of an ultrasonic surgical device in the strong cavitation regime of working, even in the considered laboratory conditions (anechoic pool), will enable better understanding of the biological effects on the tissue produced during operation with the considered device.Experimental methodThe pressure magnitude spatial distribution is measured using B&;K 8103 hydrophone connected with a B&;K 2626 conditioning amplifier, digital storage oscilloscope LeCroy Waverunner 474, where pressure waveforms in the field points are recorded. Using MATLAB with DSP processing toolbox, averaged power spectrum density of recorded pressure signals in different field positions is calculated. The measured pressure magnitude spatial distributions are fitted with the appropriate theoretical models.Theoretical approachesIn the linear operating mode, using the acoustic reciprocity principle, the sonotrode tip is theoretically described as radially oscillating sphere (ROS) and transversely oscillating sphere (TOS) in the vicinity of pressure release boundary. The measured pressure magnitude spatial distribution is fitted with theoretical curves, describing the pressure field of the considered theoretical models. The velocity and displacement magnitudes with derived acoustic power of equivalent theoretical sources are found, and the electroacoustic efficiency factor is calculated. When the transmitter is excited at higher electrical power levels, the displacement magnitude of sonotrode tip is increased, and nonlinear behaviour in loading medium appears, with strong cavitation activity produced hydrodynamically. The presence of harmonics, subharmonics and ultraharmonics as a consequence of stable cavitation is evident in the averaged power spectral density. The cavitation noise with continuous frequency components is present as a consequence of transient cavitation. The averaged pressure magnitude at the frequency components of interest (discrete and continous) in the field points is found by calculating average power spectral density of the recorded pressure waveform signal using the welch method. The frequency band of interest where average power spectral density is calculated is in the range from 15 Hz up to 120 kHz due to measurement system restrictions. The novelty in the approach is the application of the acoustic reciprocity principle on the nonlinear system (sonotrode tip and bubble cloud) to find neccessary acoustic power of the equivalent acoustic source to produce the measured pressure magnitude in the field points at the frequency components of interest.ResultsIn the nonlinear operating mode, the ROS model for the considered sonotrode tip is chosen due to the better agreement between measurement results and theoretical considerations. At higher excitation levels, it is shown that the averaged pressure magnitude spatial distribution of discrete frequency components, produced due to stable cavitation, can be fitted in the far field with the inverse distance law. The reduced electroacoustic efficiency factor, calculated at excitation frequency component as ratio of derived acoustic power with applied electrical power, is reduced from 40% in the linear to 3% in the strong nonlinear operating mode. The derived acoustic power at other frequency components (subharmonic, harmonic and ultraharmonic) is negligible in comparison with the derived acoustic power at excitation frequency.Discussion and conclusionsThe sonotrode tip and loading medium are shown in the strong cavitation regime as the coupled nonlinear dynamical system radiating acoustic power at frequency components appearing in the spectrum. The bubble cloud in the strong nonlinear operating mode decreases the derived acoustic power significantly at the excitation frequency.     

基于单片机控制的超声波换能器设计与实现

为了提高超声波换能器电源的智能性和通用性,本文提出了一套以高性能ds PIC30F4011单片机为控制核心的换能器电源解决方案,并进行了相关的软硬件设计。该方案基于键盘输入选择标称频率拓宽了换能器的标称频率选型范围;基于最大电流法检测谐振点设定最佳频率保证了换能器电声转换的高效性;基于电压反馈检测调整输出电压和保持换能器的功率稳定,主要检测过程采用软件实现。实验结果证明采用该方案的超声波换能器电源具有现实可行性。     

Numerical and experimental analysis of the parameters of an electroacoustic thin-film microwave resonator

The results of numerical and experimental analysis of the parameters of a single-frequency microwave thin-film electroacoustic resonator based on an (0001)AlN piezofilm with an acoustic reflector operating at a frequency of 10 GHz are presented. The effect of the reflector design on the resonator characteristics is considered. Using the modified Butterworth-Van Dyke model, it was shown that the ohmic resistance of electrodes and entrance paths substantially decreases the Q-factor at the resonance frequency of series and the acoustic losses in the resonator deteriorate the Q-factor at the parallel resonance frequency.     

室温温区热声制冷机研究

热声制冷机作为一种新型制冷技术,具有效率高、可靠性好、环境友好等特点。目前,室温温区热声制冷机存在回热器声功利用量少、出口声功大、回收损失大等问题。本文基于SAGE软件,对室温温区热声制冷机的工作机理进行了研究。通过对两级及以上热声制冷机的制冷系数、制冷量以及进出口阻抗相角进行分析,探寻同时提高声功利用率和制冷量的方法。在分别以制冷系数和制冷量为优化计算目标的前提下,得到了室温温区多级热声制冷机的制冷量、制冷系数及声功利用率随级数变化的变化规律。计算结果显示,多级热声制冷机对出口声功的利用率存在最大值。可根据实际需求综合考虑制冷系数及制冷量,以得到较优的制冷工况。     

四分之一波长锥形谐振管共振频率的研究

在热声发动机系统中,谐振管用来调节系统的超振频率.通常的四分之一波长谐振管由一段谐振管后面连接一个比较大的气体容积构成,与二分之一波长谐振管相比,在相同的起振频率下前者可以有相对短的管长.锥形谐振管除了调节频率外,还可以提高热声发动机输出压力波的压比.本文通过数值计算软件Fluent6.0中的K-ε湍流模型模拟了不同长度、不同的进出口直径的一系列锥形谐振管,得出了近似四分之一波长锥形谐振管的共振频率与其长度、锥度之间的关系,并初步与实验进行了对照.     

Nonlinear frequency shift in surface acoustic wave resonator operating as a gas sensor

The shift in the resonance frequency of a two-port quartz surface acoustic wave (SAW) resonator operating as a gas sensor without a selective layer is studied versus the power of an SAW excited in the resonator. At working frequencies of the resonator (≈389 MHz) placed in the flow of moisture-containing nitrogen gas, an anomalously large positive shift of the resonance frequency is observed as the SAW power exceeds 1 mW. This shift is one order of magnitude larger than that due to the nonlinear amplitude-frequency effect, which is known for quartz SAW resonators. Possible physical mechanisms underlying this phenomenon are analyzed. Experimental data indicate that such a shift is associated with the influence of a powerful SAW on sorption processes taking place on the active surface of the resonator rather than being a direct consequence of heating of the SAW substrate by the powerful SAW.