Development of a low-cost loudspeaker-driven thermoacoustic refrigerator
Date
2005
Authors
Zoontjens, L.
Howard, C.
Zander, A.
Cazzolato, B.
Editors
McMinn, T.
Advisors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Type:
Conference paper
Citation
Acoustics 2005 : acoustics in a changing environment : proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Australian Acoustical Society / Terrance McMinn (ed.): pp.373-379
Statement of Responsibility
Luke Zoontjens, Carl Q. Howard, Anthony C. Zander and Ben S. Cazzolato
Conference Name
Australian Acoustical Society. Conference (2005 : Busselton, W.A.)
Abstract
Thermoacoustic refrigeration is an emerging 'green' technology based upon the purposeful use of high-pressure sound waves to provide cooling. This paper describes the development of a thermoacoustic refrigerator built with the aim of using domestic 'off the shelf' parts where possible. The key considerations and tools used in the design and development of the thermoacoustic refrigerator are discussed, and results detailing the performance of the device obtained from direct measurements and computer modelling are compared.