TY - GEN
T1 - A sustainable solution for refrigeration using thermo-acoustic technology (March 2016)
AU - Tartibu, L. K.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Cape Peninsula University of Technology.
PY - 2016/5/6
Y1 - 2016/5/6
N2 - This work explores the use of thermo-acoustic coolers as alternative technology for refrigeration. A valid experimental evidence on the influence of the geometry of the honeycomb ceramic stack on the performance of thermos-acoustic refrigerators is described. Sixteen cordierite honeycomb ceramic stacks with square cross sections having four different lengths of 26 mm, 48 mm, 70 mm and 100 mm are considered. Measurements are taken at six different locations of the stack hot ends from the pressure antinode, namely 100 mm, 200 mm, 300 mm, 400 mm, 500 mm and 600 mm respectively. Measurement of temperature difference across the stack ends at steady state for different stack geometries are used to measure the performance of the device. The results with atmospheric air demonstrates the influence of the stack geometry on the cooling power and shows that some its geometrical parameters are interdependent.
AB - This work explores the use of thermo-acoustic coolers as alternative technology for refrigeration. A valid experimental evidence on the influence of the geometry of the honeycomb ceramic stack on the performance of thermos-acoustic refrigerators is described. Sixteen cordierite honeycomb ceramic stacks with square cross sections having four different lengths of 26 mm, 48 mm, 70 mm and 100 mm are considered. Measurements are taken at six different locations of the stack hot ends from the pressure antinode, namely 100 mm, 200 mm, 300 mm, 400 mm, 500 mm and 600 mm respectively. Measurement of temperature difference across the stack ends at steady state for different stack geometries are used to measure the performance of the device. The results with atmospheric air demonstrates the influence of the stack geometry on the cooling power and shows that some its geometrical parameters are interdependent.
KW - Stack
KW - Thermo-acoustic refrigerator
KW - honeycomb ceramic
KW - sound wave
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84979519980&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/DUE.2016.7466714
DO - 10.1109/DUE.2016.7466714
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84979519980
T3 - Proceedings of the 24th Conference on the Domestic Use of Energy, DUE 2016
BT - Proceedings of the 24th Conference on the Domestic Use of Energy, DUE 2016
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 24th Conference on the Domestic Use of Energy, DUE 2016
Y2 - 30 March 2016 through 31 March 2016
ER -