Team Members
Design Description
Thermoacoustic Refrigerator
Unpressurized System Air as Gas Medium Loudspeaker as Acoustic Driver Variable design (stacks)
Speaker
Considerations
Choice
Gas Medium
Considerations
Choice
Tube
Considerations
Length Diameter Sound Reflection Low Acoustic Losses Sound Transmission 1.5 PVC Tube Flat End c l 2f
Choice
Stack
Considerations
Gap Size Material properties Material thickness Location Length Does not impede wave Paper Aluminum Screen
Choice
Heat Exchangers
Considerations
Material Type
Choice
Stack
Solid Porous Material Give And Takes Heat From Gas Heat Transfer DT Across
Design Considerations
Gap Size Solid Thickness Position Length Ability Of Sound To Pass Through Physical Properties
Stack Designs
Foil
Foil
ALUMINUM FOIL STACK Value Units Outer Diameter 47.86 mm Length 63.63 mm Gap Size 1.07 mm Foil Thickness 0.1 mm Center Post Diameter 2.42 mm Thermal Conductivity 180 W/m*K Density 2790 Kg/m3
Paper
Paper
PAPER STACK Value Outer Diameter 49.8 Length 55.4 Gap Size 1.44 Paper Thickness 0.12 Thermal Conductivity 0.18 Density 930
Foam
Open Cell Foam Cut To Approximate Shape Tape To Hold Two Pieces Together
Foam
PLASTIC FOAM STACK Value Outer Diameter 51.14 Length 54.04 Gap Size 0.5
Units mm mm mm
Lexan
Strips Thin Lexan Monofilament Fishing Line Used As Spacers Rolled Up Around A Pencil
Lexan
LEXAN STACK Value Outer Diameter (no tape) 45.18 Outer Diameter (with tape) 48.71 Length 51.9 Gap Size 0.4 Lexan Thickness 0.2032 Center Post Diameter 7.03 Thermal Conductivity 0.18 Density 1119
Screen
Screen
ALUMINUM SCREEN STACK Value Units Outer Diameter 50.56 mm Length 51 mm Gap Size 1.69 mm Wire Diameter 0.24 mm Thermal Conductivity 180 W/m*K Density 2790 Kg/m^3
Experimental Setup
Thermocouples
Pressure Transducers
5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 110 130 150 170 190 210 230 250 Frequency (Hz) Paper Lexan Aluminum Foil Foam Aluminum Screen
Temp(degC)
35 30 25 20 15 10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Time(s)
Screen Hot Side Lexan Hot Side Foil Hot Side Screen Cold Side Lexan Cold Side Foil Cold Side Foam Hot Side Paper Hot Side Ambient Foam Cold Side Paper Cold Side
44 C
18 C
21 C
24 C
25 C
18 C
26 C
Temperature Difference 30 C 18 C 15 C
19 C
25.00 20.00 15.00 10.00 5.00 0.00 110 130 150 170 190 Frequency (Hz) Paper Aluminum Foil Foam Aluminum Screen Lexan 210 230 250
40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 0 20 40 Power (W)
ALUMINUM FOIL FOAM LEXAN PAPER ALUMINUM SCREEN
60
80
Stack Ranking
Stack Ranking
Heat Exchanger
Cold Side
Hot Side Heat Exchanger To use the cold temperature produced and cool a cold space
Hot Side
Wooden Cartridge
Experiments: heat conduction from hot side to cold side If we cool Cold theSide hot side, we will be Heat Exchanger able to obtain a colder cold side
Center Hole
To hold part of the stack
Drill three thru holes Intersect at right angles Four ends tapped and plugged Front two ends tapped for a 1/8 NPT thread
Tube Insert
Seal with silicone Drill and tap two ends for a 1/8 NPT thread
Cons: Sealing
Reservoir
Cold Space
+ve Slope
Temperature (C)
35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 0 20 40 60 80 100 120
-ve Slope
5.5C
Time (s)
Cold Side - No Pump Cold Side - Hot Side Pump Hot Side - No Pump Hot Side - Hot Side Pump Ambient
4.8C in 30 minutes
1.2C in 30 minutes
Cold Space
Cold Space
3.6C in 30 minutes
Less than meter long, less than 20lb DT of 5-10C below ambient (17 C) Sound Insulation Introduce Heat Exchangers 10-20 Watts Cooling (16.7 W) Build for less than $2,000.00 Users Manual
Recommendations
Theoretical Work
Recommendations
Recommendations
Recommendations
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Term Summary
Built prototype with variable stacks Performed comprehensive set of experiments Determined optimum stack Designed Heat Exchanger Heat Exchanger tests performed 16.7 W cooling power Coefficient of Performance 0.185
Thank You
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