Thermoacoustic refrigerator driven by a combustion-powered thermoacoustic engine - Demonstrator of device for rural areas of developing countries

Patcharin Saechan, Huifang Kang, Xiaoan Mao, Artur J. Jaworski

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Abstract

This paper presents the design, construction and experimental evaluation of a demonstrator thermoacoustic refrigerator driven by a combustion-powered thermoacoustic engine. The system was developed to be a low-cost device for users based in remote and rural areas of developing countries. It employs a thermoacoustic engine/refrigerator coupling based on a travelling wave looped-tube configuration because of its relatively good thermal performance and construction simplicity. In the present demonstrator, a propane gas burner is used to simulate the thermal input from biomass combustion which is envisaged to be the source of energy for driving the system. Atmospheric air is applied as working fluid, while the operating frequency of the loop is 58.6 Hz. The location of the refrigerator is optimized experimentally to achieve the maximum cooling performance. So far, the lowest temperature achieved at the cold end of the regenerator is -3.6°C, while the maximum COPR achieved is 1.42%.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the World Congress on Engineering 2013, WCE 2013
Pages2097-2102
Number of pages6
Volume3 LNECS
Publication statusPublished - 25 Nov 2013
Externally publishedYes
EventInternational Association of Engineers World Congress on Engineering - Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
Duration: 3 Jul 20135 Jul 2013
http://www.iaeng.org/WCE2013/ICAEM2013.html (Link to Conference Details )

Conference

ConferenceInternational Association of Engineers World Congress on Engineering
Abbreviated titleWCE 2013
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityLondon
Period3/07/135/07/13
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