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A numerical investigation is performed to examine the effects of geometry on both the viscous and thermal-relaxation losses of shell-and-tube TAHXs. Further, the impact of the drive ratio as well as the temperature difference between the oscillating gas and the TAHX tube wall on acoustic energy dissipation are explored. While viscous losses decrease with      d i  \/  \u03b4 \u03ba     , thermal-relaxation losses increase; however, thermal relaxation effects mainly determine the acoustic power dissipated in TAHXs. 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