Thermoacoustic Systems as an Alternative to Conventional Coolers

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KLASİK SOĞUTUCU ALTERNATİFİ OLARAK TERMOAKUSTİK SİSTEMLER

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Acoustic waves hold oscillations of pressure, displacement and temperature. The interaction of these effects in gas close to a solid surface generates thermoacoustic oscillations. Some prototypes of coolers are being constructed using the principles of thermoacoustics nowadays. Even though the coefficient of performance of thermoacoustic systems is lower than the conventional coolers, the concern on the thermoacoustic systems has been increased since these systems are cheap, simple and do not use harmful gases for the atmosphere and do not have any moving parts compared to the conventional coolers. Thermoacoustic coolers are one of the potential cooling technologies of the future.

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• Termoakustik, Termoakustik Soğutucular

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