Yu, Z. (2013) Design and analysis of a thermally driven thermoacoustic air conditioner for low grade heat recovery. In: 13th UK Heat Transfer Conference, London, UK, 2-3 Sep 2013, 109-1-109-8.
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Abstract
This paper presents the design and analysis of a thermally driven thermoacoustic cooler, which aims to utilise industrial waste heat to provide air-conditioning for buildings where waste heat are abundant but air conditioning is required. The working gas is helium at 3.0 MPa. The operating frequency is around 100 Hz. A three-stage travelling wave thermoacoustic engine is design to convert waste heat to acoustic power, and a single stage travelling wave thermoacoustic cooler is connected to the engine to provide cold water at temperature of 0-5 ◦C for air conditioning. The ambient temperature is set as 40 ◦C. The simulation results show that the engine can convert 9.9% of the 15 kW heat input (at a temperature of 200 ◦C) to 1.5 kW acoustic power, and that the cooler can delivery 2.6 kW cooling power at 0 ◦C with a coefficient of performance (COP) of 2.25.
Item Type: | Conference Proceedings |
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Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Yu, Professor Zhibin |
Authors: | Yu, Z. |
College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Systems Power and Energy |
Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2013 DEG Imperial College London |
Publisher Policy: | Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher |
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