DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF THE

THERMO ACOUSTIC REFRIGERATOR

GUIDED BY: PRESENT BY:

Mr. ANIL KUMAR
CHINMAY VYAS (03110493613)
RAM PANDEY (03210403613)
RAHUL SHARMA (03310403613)
RAHUL KUMAR (03410403613)
 REFRIGERATION
Refrigeration is a process in which work is done to move
heat from one location to another.

Uses of Refrigeration :

Industrialuses
Air conditioning
Food storage and distribution
Medical applications
 OBJECTIVE
To study and construct a Thermoacoustic Refrigerator.

Components of a typical THERMOACOUSTIC REFRIGERATOR PROTOTYPE

CURRENT REFRIGERATION
METHODS

VAPOUR ABSORPTION CYCLE

VAPOUR
COMPRESSION
 DISADVANTAGES
VAPOUR COMPRESSION
Require CFC, HCFC, or other ozone harming refrigerants
Increase global warming effect
Loud/noisy
Typical efficiency is 40-55% of Carnot limit
Moving parts and intricate design
Prone to breakdown

VAPOUR ABSORPTION
Requires large heat source
Can't use electricity directly
Require CFC, HCFC, or other ozone harming refrigerants
Increase global warming effect
Inefficient
 THERMOACOUSTIC
REFRIGERATOR
A thermo-acoustic refrigerator (TAR) is a refrigerator that uses sound
waves in order to provide the cooling.
In a TAR, the working fluid is a helium-argon mixture, and the
compressor is replaced by a loudspeaker.

WORKING PRINCIPLE
Pressure variations in sound wave are accomplished by temperature
change due to particle oscillations in the gas. For a single medium
average temperature at that particular location does not change.
When a second medium is present heat is exchanged with it and an
expanded particle will take heat from it and compressed particles will
reject heat to the second medium.
SCHEMATIC FOR TAR
 ADVANTAGES

The working fluid is typically helium or other inert, benign gases

such as air which are environment-friendly unlike common
refrigerants.

The simplicity of the design makes it robust, small, and

lightweight.

It has almost no moving parts, which translates into a longer

working life with fewer repairs. In turn, this makes the system less
expensive.

The loudspeaker is TARs only moving part which is more durable

than a compressor.

It has the ability to attain a higher level of the limiting Carnot

 DISADVANTAGES
The downside of the TAR is that these failed to achieve
efficiencies as high as those of standard refrigerator units.

The coefficient of performance of most advanced TAR is only 1

when compared to 3-4 of modern refrigerators.

Another major problem of TAR is that it is either fully on or off.

It leaked an incredible amount of sound that causes ear pain but

produces only a small temperature gradient.

These refrigerators were able to cool the air for a short amount of
time before the cooled air started raising its temperature.