Thermo Acoustic Cooling and Heating

[Arthur Hanson]

It looks like sophisticated electronics, nanotechnology and controls may make the transfer of heat through acoustics possible and economical compared to what is being used now. This may present many ways of moving heat and may even be used at a nanotech level in semis and mems of various kinds. I would appreciate any thoughts or ideas on where this might go and what uses it may have from the nanotech to large commercial scale and the opportunities this may present for the semi/nanotech industry. This looks like a technology that may eventually have a very large mega market at everything from micro to very large macro scales. I have heard about this in the past, but I don't think we've had the controls and ability to fabricate it economically at the time. Just in energy this could be a game changer in temperature control to desalinization.[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SUB][SUP]<strike>
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[Daniel Payne]

Here's a relevant article on the cooling of semiconductor chips, but none have anything related to thermo-acoustic methods:

Four New Ways to Chill Computer Chips - IEEE Spectrum

• Tiny Water Pipes
• Refrigerants
• Fan + Heat Sink
• Carbon Nanotubes