Heat/acoustic wave conversion unit

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9759157
APP PUB NO 20160084198A1
SERIAL NO

14849984

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A heat/acoustic wave conversion unit includes a heat/acoustic wave conversion component and two heat exchangers. Hydraulic diameter HD of the cells in the heat/acoustic wave conversion component is 0.4 mm or less, and a ratio HD/L of HD to the length L of the heat/acoustic wave conversion component is from 0.005 to 0.02. One of the heat exchangers includes a heat-exchanging honeycomb structure and an annular tube that surrounds a circumferential face of the heat-exchanging honeycomb structure. The annular tube includes a structure body that is disposed in the channel to increase a contact area with the heated fluid, an inflow port into which the heated fluid flows, and an outflow port through which the heated fluid flows out. At least one of the heat-exchanging honeycomb structure and the structure body is made of a ceramic material that contains SiC as a main component.

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NGK INSULATORS LTD2-56 SUDA-CHO MIZUHO-KU NAGOYA-CITY AICHI-PREFECTURE 467-8530

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Deguchi, Yuji Nagoya, JP 11 97
Hamatsuka, Kazuhiko Nagoya, JP 11 29
Hironaga, Masayuki Nagoya, JP 17 106
Kawaguchi, Tatsuo Nagoya, JP 66 396
Kumazawa, Kazuhiko Nagoya, JP 19 300
Miwa, Shinichi Nagoya, JP 43 248
Miyairi, Yukio Nagoya, JP 134 1237
Mori, Teruyoshi Nagoya, JP 6 28
Noda, Naomi Nagoya, JP 43 1042
Suenobu, Hiroyuki Nagoya, JP 32 355

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