EP2226595A3 - Thermoacoustic refrigerator for cryogenic freezing - Google Patents

Thermoacoustic refrigerator for cryogenic freezing Download PDF

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EP2226595A3
EP2226595A3 EP10002243.3A EP10002243A EP2226595A3 EP 2226595 A3 EP2226595 A3 EP 2226595A3 EP 10002243 A EP10002243 A EP 10002243A EP 2226595 A3 EP2226595 A3 EP 2226595A3
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heat exchanger
thermoacoustic refrigerator
sound generator
cryogenic freezing
storage tank
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Stephen A. Mccormick
Michael Newman
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B9/00—Compression machines, plants or systems, in which the refrigerant is air or other gas of low boiling point
    • F25B9/14—Compression machines, plants or systems, in which the refrigerant is air or other gas of low boiling point characterised by the cycle used, e.g. Stirling cycle
    • F25B9/145—Compression machines, plants or systems, in which the refrigerant is air or other gas of low boiling point characterised by the cycle used, e.g. Stirling cycle pulse-tube cycle
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D3/00—Devices using other cold materials; Devices using cold-storage bodies
    • F25D3/10—Devices using other cold materials; Devices using cold-storage bodies using liquefied gases, e.g. liquid air
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B2309/00—Gas cycle refrigeration machines
    • F25B2309/14—Compression machines, plants or systems characterised by the cycle used 
    • F25B2309/1402—Pulse-tube cycles with acoustic driver

Abstract

A refrigeration system includes a cooler or freezer enclosure; a heat exchanger within the enclosure; a bulk storage tank (12) in fluid communication with the heat exchanger (16); a sound generator (18) in fluid communication with the heat exchanger (16); a thermoacoustic refrigerator (20) in acoustic communication with the sound generator (18); and an indirect heat exchange loop (68) in heat transfer contact with the thermoacoustic refrigerator. The heat exchanger (16) is adapted to receive pressurized fluid from the bulk storage tank (12), and to provide pressurized gas to the sound generator (18).
EP10002243.3A 2009-03-06 2010-03-04 Thermoacoustic refrigerator for cryogenic freezing Active EP2226595B1 (en)

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US12/399,697 US20100223934A1 (en) 2009-03-06 2009-03-06 Thermoacoustic Refrigerator For Cryogenic Freezing

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EP2226595A2 EP2226595A2 (en) 2010-09-08
EP2226595A3 true EP2226595A3 (en) 2014-12-24
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