A Study of Thermoacoustic Refrigerator

A diesel engine is advantageous in its high thermal efficiency, however it still wastes about 50% of total input energy to exhaust and cooling losses. A feasibility study of thermoacoustic refrigerator was carried out as one of the means to recuperate waste heat. The thermoacoustic refrigerator prototyped for this study showed a capability to achieve cooling temperature lower than -20 degree C, which indicated that the system has a potential to be used in refrigerator trucks not only for cargo compartment cooling but also for cabin cooling.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.4271/2017-01-0158
• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission of SAE International.
• Authors:
  • Nakamura, Masaaki
  • Machida, Koichi
  • Shimokawa, Kiyohiro
• Conference:
  • WCX™ 17: SAE World Congress Experience
  • Location: Detroit Michigan, United States
  • Date: 2017-4-4 to 2017-4-6
• Publication Date: 2017-3-28

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: References;
• Serial:
  • SAE Technical Paper
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
  • ISSN: 0148-7191
  • EISSN: 2688-3627
  • Serial URL: http://papers.sae.org/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cabs (Vehicle compartments); Commercial vehicles; Cooling systems; Diesel engines; Refrigerator trucks; Thermal efficiency; Waste heat utilization
• Subject Areas: Highways; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01642909
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: SAE International
• Report/Paper Numbers: 2017-01-0158
• Files: TRIS, SAE
• Created Date: Aug 1 2017 10:08AM