Development of a two-stage thermoacoustic refrigerator prototype
A traveling-wave thermoacoustic refrigerator is a potential cooling option for electronics enclosures. The main advantage of this type of refrigerator is the lack of moving parts, which makes it a maintenance-free application. The design and laboratory implementation of a travelling-wave thermoacous...
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| author | Samir Gh. Yahya Ahmed Hamood Artur J. Jaworski Xiaoan Mao |
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| description | A traveling-wave thermoacoustic refrigerator is a potential cooling option for electronics enclosures. The main advantage of this type of refrigerator is the lack of moving parts, which makes it a maintenance-free application. The design and laboratory implementation of a travelling-wave thermoacoustic refrigerator is studied and presented in this paper. The matching between the thermoacoustic refrigerator and a pair of linear motors is investigated. A model of the refrigerator was first developed via DeltaEC simulations and then validated experimentally. A final configuration comprising of a two-stage refrigerator driven by two linear motors is presented. The model of the refrigerator runs at a frequency of 60 Hz, and it is able to generate a cooling power of 446 W at a cooling temperature of 0 °C. The setup and instrumentation of the apparatus is explained in detail. Experimentally, the refrigerator's maximum cooling load was 298 W, and the lowest cooling temperature achieved was -0.2 °C. At the maximum cooling power, the COP is 2.35. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-782c639fde3f4f51a3259e9ae532a9ff2024-12-13T11:04:17ZengElsevierInternational Journal of Thermofluids2666-20272024-11-0124100903Development of a two-stage thermoacoustic refrigerator prototypeSamir Gh. Yahya0Ahmed Hamood1Artur J. Jaworski2Xiaoan Mao3Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Diyala, IraqSchool of Computing and Engineering, University of Huddersfield, Queensgate, Huddersfield HD1 3DH, United Kingdom; Corresponding author.School of Computing and Engineering, University of Huddersfield, Queensgate, Huddersfield HD1 3DH, United KingdomFaculty of Engineering, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, United KingdomA traveling-wave thermoacoustic refrigerator is a potential cooling option for electronics enclosures. The main advantage of this type of refrigerator is the lack of moving parts, which makes it a maintenance-free application. The design and laboratory implementation of a travelling-wave thermoacoustic refrigerator is studied and presented in this paper. The matching between the thermoacoustic refrigerator and a pair of linear motors is investigated. A model of the refrigerator was first developed via DeltaEC simulations and then validated experimentally. A final configuration comprising of a two-stage refrigerator driven by two linear motors is presented. The model of the refrigerator runs at a frequency of 60 Hz, and it is able to generate a cooling power of 446 W at a cooling temperature of 0 °C. The setup and instrumentation of the apparatus is explained in detail. Experimentally, the refrigerator's maximum cooling load was 298 W, and the lowest cooling temperature achieved was -0.2 °C. At the maximum cooling power, the COP is 2.35.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666202724003434ThermoacousticsThermoacoustic refrigerationAcoustic driverInertance-complianceAcoustic couplingDeltaec |
| spellingShingle | Samir Gh. Yahya Ahmed Hamood Artur J. Jaworski Xiaoan Mao Development of a two-stage thermoacoustic refrigerator prototype International Journal of Thermofluids Thermoacoustics Thermoacoustic refrigeration Acoustic driver Inertance-compliance Acoustic coupling Deltaec |
| title | Development of a two-stage thermoacoustic refrigerator prototype |
| title_full | Development of a two-stage thermoacoustic refrigerator prototype |
| title_fullStr | Development of a two-stage thermoacoustic refrigerator prototype |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development of a two-stage thermoacoustic refrigerator prototype |
| title_short | Development of a two-stage thermoacoustic refrigerator prototype |
| title_sort | development of a two stage thermoacoustic refrigerator prototype |
| topic | Thermoacoustics Thermoacoustic refrigeration Acoustic driver Inertance-compliance Acoustic coupling Deltaec |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666202724003434 |
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