A review of energy harvesting using piezoelectric materials: state-of-the-art a decade later (2008–2018)

M Safaei, HA Sodano, SR Anton - Smart materials and structures, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Energy harvesting technologies have been explored by researchers for more than two
decades as an alternative to conventional power sources (eg batteries) for small-sized and …

Multi-physics coupling in thermoacoustic devices: A review

G Chen, L Tang, B Mace, Z Yu - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Latest developments in thermoacoustic devices have demonstrated comparable power
output and efficiency, but higher reliability and lower cost when compared to conventional …

Predicting unsteady heat-fluid interaction features and nonlinear acoustic behaviors in standing-wave thermoacoustic engines using unsteady RANS, LES and hybrid …

L Guo, D Zhao, J Xu, MO Tokhi, HR Karimi - … Communications in Heat and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The study presented in this paper aims to simulate a standing-wave thermoacoustic engine
(SWTAE) system by capturing its nonlinear thermoacoustic features with three-dimensional …

An asymmetric magnetic-coupled bending-torsion piezoelectric energy harvester: Modeling and experimental investigation

H Zhang, W Sui, C Yang, L Zhang… - Smart Materials and …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper presents a detailed investigation on an asymmetric magnetic-coupled bending-
torsion piezoelectric energy harvester based on harmonic excitation. There is an eccentricity …

Theoretical, numerical, and experimental studies of a frequency up-conversion piezoelectric energy harvester

Z Li, X Peng, G Hu, Y Peng - International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper presents the study of a two-degree-of-freedom (2DoF) stacked piezoelectric
energy harvester (SPEH). The high performance of the 2DoF SPEH is achieved by the …

CFD modeling of thermoacoustic energy conversion: a review

A Di Meglio, N Massarotti - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this article, a comprehensive review of the computational fluid dynamics (CFD)-based
modeling approach for thermoacoustic energy conversion devices is proposed. Although …

Study on a heat-driven thermoacoustic refrigerator for low-grade heat recovery

J Xu, E Luo, S Hochgreb - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Recovering low-grade heat from renewable energy sources and waste heat is crucial for
improving energy utilizing efficiency as well as reducing CO 2 emissions. Conventional …

Numerical study of a heat-driven thermoacoustic refrigerator based on a time-domain lumped acoustic–electrical analogy model

L **ao, J Xu, K Luo, G Chen, E Luo - Energy Conversion and Management, 2022 - Elsevier
Thermoacoustic technology is a promising clean energy solution for the recovery of low-
grade heat from renewable energy sources and waste heat. Existing methods for simulating …

Research on thermoacoustic refrigeration system driven by waste heat of industrial buildings

X Ding, Z Chen, H Kang, L Zhang - Sustainable Energy Technologies and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Industrial production process continuously produces a large amount of stable waste heat,
which has great potential for recovery and utilization. As a new energy conversion and …

Micro windmill piezoelectric energy harvester based on vortex-induced vibration in tunnel

X Du, M Zhang, H Chang, Y Wang, H Yu - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
A micro windmill piezoelectric energy harvester is proposed to explore the wind energy
translation based on vortex-induced vibration (VIV). The novel power takeoff is composed of …