TASHE Model

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The Thermoacoustic Stirling Heat Engine (TASHE) project

The DeltaE computer code

The text file TASHE.OUT is a DeltaE DeltaE input file used to model the thermoacoustic-Stirling engine described in S. Backhaus and G. W. Swift, JASA (accepted for publication). It provides all of the "as-built" dimensions of the engine, but does not include the resonator. This file models the engine at an oscillating pressure amplitude equal to 10% of the mean pressure. There are several parameters, one being the jet pump area, that must be changed to provide realistic outputs at different pressure amplitudes. Therefore, this file should not be used at different pressure amplitudes. It can be used as an example of how an input file might look like for an engine of this type. All questions about the model should be directed via e-mail to Scott Backhaus