Construction and performance measurement of a portable thermoacoustic refrigerator demonstration apparatus
By: Todd J. Berhow
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School; Available from National Technical Information Service
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Monterey, Calif; Springfield, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 81
Description: This thesis documents the construction and performance measurement of a portable thermoacoustic refrigerator demonstration apparatus. The objective of the portable refrigerator is to graphically display, as a demonstration during lectures, a substantial thermoacoustic cooling power. Within minutes of start up, the apparatus develops frost on a small metal portion of the device. The refrigerator is small and compact and fits into a portable carrying case along with all ancillary equipment. The construction of the device had been started in a previous thesis project. This thesis describes the remaining construction steps required to complete the refrigerator and the subsequent performance evaluation of the unit in laboratory test trials.
Notes: Thesis advisor(s): Thomas J. Hofler,  Anthony A. Atchley.

"December 1994."

Thesis (M.S. in Applied Physics) Naval Postgraduate School, December 1994.

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