Design and construction of a practical thermoacoustic refrigerator

Hilt, Matthew Gordon

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Design and construction of a practical thermoacoustic refrigerator

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The project considered the design and construction of an insert cooler using thermoacoustic techniques. A resonator refrigerator based on the Hofler model was built and tested. Though initial tests show thermoacoustic effects at resonance, the stack has too much thermal contact along the established thermal gradient, resulting in a heating process which prevents refrigeration. The design needs revision before use as an insert cooler.

This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

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