A compact standing-wave thermoacoustic refrigerator driven by a rotary drive mechanism

Optimizing the Design of a Thermoacoustic Refrigerator

Optimization of thermoacoustic engine driven thermoacoustic refrigerator using response surface methodology

Thermoacoustic engines (TAEs) are devices which convert heat energy into useful acoustic work whereas thermoacoustic refrigerators (TARs) convert acoustic work into temperature gradient. These devices work without any moving component. Study presented here comprises of a combination system i.e. thermoacoustic engine driven thermoacoustic refrigerator (TADTAR). This system has no moving componen...

The Reality of a Small Household Thermoacoustic Refrigerator

This paper discusses the thermoacoustic refrigeration cycle and how it can be applied to real world uses, particularly its use in household refrigeration systems. The commercial viability of this technology is determined by comparing it to a vapour compression system. The paper has two goals: to determine practical applications where thermoacoustic refrigeration may prove a strong rival to curr...

Thermal modeling and performance analysis of a thermoacoustic refrigerator.

A heat-driven thermoacoustic refrigerator has been designed and tested. A detailed thermal model of the device is presented. Energy balances within the system are discussed using external, heat exchanger, and stack control volumes in order to clarify the relationships of work and heat fluxes below and above onset. Thermal modeling is discussed as a tool for performance analysis as well as for d...

Study of a novel compact standing wave RF linac

A novel, compact RF linac structure, the plane wave transformer (PWT), is studied. The PWT provides high accelerating field and high efficiency, and can be used to accelerate high-brightness beams. PWT linac prototypes with eight cells at S-band have been developed at UCLA and successfully used to accelerate an electron beam by more than 10 MeV in 40 cm. In this paper, we describe the principal...