Study of a coaxial thermo acoustic-Stirling cooler

被引:48
作者
Tijani, M. E. H. [1 ]
Spoelstra, S. [1 ]
机构
[1] Energy Res Ctr Netherlands ECN, NL-1755 ZG Petten, Netherlands
关键词
thermoacoustic (C); Stirling cooler (E);
D O I
10.1016/j.cryogenics.2008.01.001
中图分类号
O414.1 [热力学];
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摘要
A coaxial thermoacoustic-Stirling cooler is built and performance measurements are performed. The cooler uses the acoustic power produced by a linear motor to pump heat through a regenerator from a cold heat exchanger to an ambient one. The cooler incorporates a compact acoustic network to create the traveling-wave phasing necessary for the operation in a Stirling cycle. The network has a coaxial geometry instead of the toroidal one usually used in such systems. The design, construction and performance measurements of the cooler are presented. A measured coefficient of performance relative to Carnot of 25% and a low temperature of -54 degrees C are achieved by the cooler. This efficiency surpasses the performance of the most efficient standing-wave cooler by almost a factor of two. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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