• Chetan H. Pawar
• Prof. G.N. Thokal

Identifying alternative ways to fulfil fuel needs as well as excessive use of it and overcome the issue of depleting fossil fuel storages in nature is a real need. This work aims to develop and fabricate the thermoacoustic engine that will demonstrate the possibility of converting heat energy into mechanical energy by utilizing sound waves and in turn help address the fuel crises. To evaluate suitability of identified three porous material as regenerative material for the thermoacoustic engine application, experiments were carried out Identified materials were stainless steel wool, stainless steel scourers and wire mesh screens. For meaningful comparison, materials selected were kept with similar geometrical dimension and filled in the regenerator. Temperature difference between hot end and cold end of the regenerative porous material as input and rotation of the flywheel as output in this thermoacoustic engine experiment. DAQ and LabVIEW is used for data collection Performance of each regenerative porous material under same heat input in terms of the rotation of the flywheel and the cost of each material used in thermoacoustic engine are the parameters of the comparison. Stainless Steel Wool material was found good among these three materials. Ceramic regenerators may be one of the future options to enhance the performance of thermoacoustic engines further

LOW COST POROUS MATERIAL FOR REGENERATOR APPLICATION

"LOW COST POROUS MATERIAL FOR REGENERATOR APPLICATION", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 8, page no.961-963, August-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRA006171.pdf

"LOW COST POROUS MATERIAL FOR REGENERATOR APPLICATION", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 8, page no. pp961-963, August-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRA006171.pdf