Theory and modeling of cylindrical thermo-acoustic transduction

• Theory and modeling both for solid and thinfilm-solid cylindrical thermo-acoustic transductions are proposed.
• The modeling is verified by comparing with the published experimental data.
• Acoustic response characteristics of cylindrical thermo-acoustic transductions are predicted by the proposed model.

Models both for solid and thinfilm-solid cylindrical thermo-acoustic transductions are proposed and the corresponding acoustic pressure solutions are obtained. The acoustic pressure for an individual carbon nanotube (CNT) as a function of input power is investigated analytically and it is verified by comparing with the published experimental data. Further numerical analysis on the acoustic pressure response and characteristics for varying input frequency and distance are also examined both for solid and thinfilm-solid cylindrical thermo-acoustic transductions. Through detailed theoretical and numerical studies on the acoustic pressure solution for thinfilm-solid cylindrical transduction, it is concluded that a solid with smaller thermal conductivity favors to improve the acoustic performance. In general, the proposed models are applicable to a variety of cylindrical thermo-acoustic devices performing in different gaseous media.