Thermoacoustics and the Rijke Tube: Experiments, Identification, and Modeling

The Rijke tube [1] is a classic experiment that is relatively simple and inexpensive to build in a typical university laboratory. Despite its construction simplicity, it can serve to illustrate a wide variety of mathematical modeling, empirical identification, verification, and feedback control techniques. As such, it is suitable for use in both advanced undergraduate and graduate control laboratory courses.