THERMO

ACOUSTIC
REFRIGERATOR
Abstract:
A thermo acoustic refrigeration system is one of the harmless types of refrigeration system,
which which offers a wide range of scope for further research. Some key advantages include
no emission of harmful ozone depleting gases like cfcs and Freon and the presence of no
moving parts. This field is gathering the attention of many researchers as it combines both
the disciplines of thermal and acoustics. Researchers have found the influence of various
parameters of the components, the working fluid, and the geometry of the resonator on the
performance of the device. Simulations using software also being developed from time to
time. The main objective of the paper is to present a detailed overview on the arrangement
and functioning of the refrigeration systemusing high intensity sound waves. This work
experimentally investigates the performance of ceramic substrates used as stacks in
standing wave thermo acoustic coolers.
INTRODUCTION :
From creating comfortable home environments to manufacturing fast and efficient
electronic devices, air conditioning and refrigeration remain expensive yet essential,
services for both homes and industries. However, in an age of impending energy and
environmental crises, current cooling technologies continue to generate greenhouse
gases with high energy costs
BLOCK DIAGRAM
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PERIPHERAL LIST OF THE
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 CASTING

Casting is a manufacturing process in which a

liquid material is usually poured into a mold,
which contains a hollow cavity of the desired
shape, and then allowed to solidify. The solidified
part is also known as a casting, which is ejected or
broken out of the mold to complete the process.
Casting materials are usually metals or various
cold setting materials that cure after mixing two
or more components together; examples are
epoxy, concrete, plaster and clay. Casting is most
often used for making complex shapes that would
be otherwise difficult or uneconomical to make by
other methods
 PILTIER EFFECT

The thermoelectric effect is the direct conversion of

temperature differences to electric voltage and vice versa
via a thermocouple.[1] A thermoelectric device creates
voltage when there is a different temperature on each side.
Conversely, when a voltage is applied to it, heat is
transferred from one side to the other, creating a
temperature difference. At the atomic scale, an applied
temperature gradient causes charge carriers in the material
to diffuse from the hot side to the cold side.
CONCLUSION:
In this paper an experimental set up was used to investigate the performance of the thermo
acoustic refrigerator consisting of a loud speaker driven thermo acoustic refrigerator. Material
choice and manufacturing of the stack are important factors affecting the performance or the
efficiency of thermo acoustic refrigerator (TAR). One of the main attributes of the TAR, is the
sustainability it offers. It is for these reasons that ceramic substrates were used as the stack choice
for these experiments. Geometrical configurations such as porosity, stack length and stack
position were used to study the performance of TAR. The results show that there is a maximum
temperature difference when the stack is located closer to closed end of resonator tube. The
relationship between the geometrical parameters describing the ceramic substrates, and the
measured temperature difference related to the TAR performance were nonlinear. This suggests
that further studies on the interdependence between the geometrical parameters and the
corresponding frequencies are necessary. We strongly believe that further researches in this field
will open up opportunities to cool an auditorium or a stadium by the sound energy produced in it.
Also it will be green idea in this era of increase global warming and energy scarcity.