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THERMOACOUSTIC REFRIGERATION

BY

under the guidance of

MR SUDHEESH KUMAR

INTRODUCTION

Conventional Refrigeration And Its Drawback Thermoacoustic Refrigerator


Unpressurised System Air as Gas Medium Loudspeaker as Acoustic Driver

THERMOACOUSTICS
Definition Background

Uses sound to create cooling No moving parts inside device

Tremendous Opportunities

Saves energy Economic potential Good for the environment

THERMOACOUSTICS

THERMOACOUSTIC REFRIGERATION

Refrigeration using thermoacoustic principle

Refrigeration by compression and expansion of a sound wave

COMPONENTS

Resonance Tube Regenerator Stack Acoustic Loudspeaker Heat Exchangers Working Gases

RESONANCE TUBE

Considerations

Length Diameter Sound Reflection Low Acoustic Losses Sound Transmission 1.5 PVC Tube length c

Choice

2f

REGENERATOR STACK

Heart of thermoacoustic device Considerations


Gap Size Material properties Material thickness Location Length Does not impede wave Paper Aluminum Screen

Choice

ACOUSTIC LOUDSPEAKER

Considerations

Power Capacity Frequency Response 10 inch Operates At Low Frequencies (100 Hz) 400 W Maximum Power

Choice

HEAT EXCHANGERS

Considerations

Material Type Aluminum Water Circulated

Choice

WORKING GASES

Considerations

Physical Properties Sealing Cost Air Atmospheric Pressure

Choice

WORKING

WORKING

Stack contains gas parcels Standing wave carries the parcel left and right Temperature changes due to gas oscillations in the stack Left parcel rejects heat to the stack Right parcel absorbs heat from the stack

THERMOACOUSTIC CYCLE

BENEFITS

Inert working fluid No sliding seals or lubrication Very few simple components Large range of working temperatures Intrinsically suited to proportional control Immaturity

APPLICATIONS

Heat Powered TAR


beer cooler Coolahoop

Electrically powered TAR


spacecraft applications Superconductivity Cooling of computer chips

CONCLUSION

Thermoacoustic effects occur in everyday life are too small low cost is more important than efficiency

Considerable study requires to reach acoustic devices to their full potential

Questions

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