Modeling of components of a traveling-wave thermoacoustic refrigerator taking into account nonlinear losses
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Thermoacoustic refrigerators offer the advantages such as being environmentally friendly due to the usage of common gases such as helium, argon, and nitrogen gases as their working fluids. This paper presents a nonlinear model of a traveling-wave thermoacoustic refrigerator capable of accurate analysis at large amplitudes, which enables the performance prediction and design of high-power thermoacoustic refrigerators. To develop the model, the loudspeaker parameters were measured and modeled. In addition, the acoustic power losses that occurred when sound waves passed through the bend and T-junction tubes were measured. Based on these experimental results, the thermoacoustic refrigerator model was proposed and verified under large-amplitude conditions.
DOI: 10.1250/ast.e24.106
Authors: Yotaro Kurai, Satoshi Sekimoto, Yuki Ueda
Institution: Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Language: English
Subfield: Mechanical Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4407779936