Analysis of forming mechanism and influencing factors of thermoacoustic plate end temperature difference

Abstract

Abstract In order to explore the formation mechanism and influencing factors of the temperature difference between two ends of the plate stack, an expression of the temperature change of the stack with time was established based on the two-dimensional heat conduction equation. Based on this, the finite element model of heat transfer between a single thermoacoustic plate stack and the gas above it is established in Ansys, and the temperature of the plate stack is solved. When the sound field is constant, the variation law of the temperature of the stack with the working time and space is obtained, and the formation mechanism of the temperature difference between the two ends of the plate stack is revealed. From the calculation results, it is found that the net heat transfer between the gas and the plate stack is mainly reflected in the two ends of the plate stack, and the contribution of the air mass in the middle part is mainly the relay heat transfer. In the process of working, part of the sound work is converted into the internal energy of the air mass, which makes the gas temperature on the surface of the plate rise as a whole. The working frequency, stack length and stack thermal conductivity are taken as the influencing factors. When no load is added, the variation of the temperature of the high and low end of the stack with the working time under different working conditions is analyzed. And the theory of series between short plates is put forward to explain the formation mechanism of large temperature difference between the two ends of the plates. In order to further reduce the cooling temperature of thermoacoustic refrigerator, a new research method and exploration direction are proposed.

Keywords

• Thermoacoustic refrigerator
• Two-dimensional heat conduction
• Temperature at both ends of the plate
• The formation of large temperature differences