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A method and device for transfer of thermal energy is described which comprise providing a vessel with a compressible fluid medium, subjecting the compressible fluid medium to a pressure gradient and exposing the compressible fluid medium to sound waves capable to induce fluctuations of density acco

A method and device for transfer of thermal energy is described which comprise providing a vessel with a compressible fluid medium, subjecting the compressible fluid medium to a pressure gradient and exposing the compressible fluid medium to sound waves capable to induce fluctuations of density accompanied by establishing of pressure gradient waves propagating through the compressible fluid medium and transferring the thermal energy.

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1. A method for transfer of thermal energy comprising: providing a vessel with a compressible fluid medium confined therein;subjecting the fluid compressible medium to a pressure gradient and establishing in the vessel a zone with a high pressure and a zone with a low pressure, wherein said pressure

1. A method for transfer of thermal energy comprising: providing a vessel with a compressible fluid medium confined therein;subjecting the fluid compressible medium to a pressure gradient and establishing in the vessel a zone with a high pressure and a zone with a low pressure, wherein said pressure gradient is achieved by rotation of the compressible fluid medium;exposing the compressible fluid medium to sound waves accompanied by fluctuations of density wherein said fluctuations of density capable to induce in the compressible fluid medium of a pressure gradient waves, propagating through the compressible fluid medium along a pressure gradient vector and propagating of the pressure gradient waves is associated with transferring the energy from the zone of low pressure to the zone of high pressure and the zone of low pressure is associated with a low temperature while the zone of high pressure is associated with a high temperature. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein said sound waves are selected from the group consisting of sound waves, ultrasound waves and infrasound waves. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein said sound waves have frequency, which is equal to a resonant frequency of the vessel. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein said compressible fluid medium is selected from the group consisting of a gas and of a mixture of a gas and a liquid. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein said gas is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, helium and argon. 6. The method of claim 4, wherein said compressible fluid medium is air. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein said pressure gradient is effected by subjecting the compressible fluid medium to influence of a pressure gradient source selected from the group consisting of gravitation, swirling, passing through a nozzle, passing through a channel and an electromagnetic field. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the thermal energy is evacuated from and supplied to the vessel by a fluid medium, intended either for heating or for cooling. 9. A device for transfer of energy comprising: a vessel containing a compressible fluid medium, wherein said compressible fluid medium is selected from the group consisting of a gas, a mixture of a gas and a liquid, an ionized gas and plasma, and wherein said vessel is configured as a tubular member having a first periphery wall adjacent to the zone of high pressure and a second periphery wall, which surrounds the first periphery wall such that a space is provided therebetween, and said space is filled with a fluid medium to be heated circulating through the space;a pressure gradient source suitable for creating in the vessel a zone in which compressible fluid medium is under a high pressure and a zone in which compressible fluid medium is under a low pressure, wherein the pressure gradient source is selected from the group consisting of gravitation, a swirling means, a nozzle, a channel and an electromagnetic field;a generator of sound waves suitable to induce fluctuations of density in the compressible fluid medium, wherein said fluctuations of density are followed by establishing of pressure gradient waves propagating through the compressible fluid medium along a pressure gradient vector and propagation of the pressure gradient waves is associated with transfer of energy from the zone of low pressure to the zone of high pressure and the zone of low pressure is associated with a low temperature while the zone of high pressure is associated with a high temperature, and further wherein said generator of sound waves is situated within the vessel such that the compressible fluid medium would be exposed to the generated sound waves,wherein said swirling means for said compressible fluid medium rotation are selected from the group consisting of a chamber with tangential helically slots, rotating said vessel itself, rotating said fluid medium within the vessel using blades, an impeller, a ventilator. 10. The device of claim 9, wherein said device is further provided with at least one branching pipe, secured on the first periphery wall and directed towards the second periphery wall, and said at least one branching pipe has a first end which is in fluid communication with the vessel, and a second end which is closed. 11. The device of claim 9, wherein said compressible fluid medium is gas and said device is provided with a duct for admitting the gas in the vessel and with a swirling means for swirling the gas before admitting thereof in the vessel, said device comprises a second duct for exit of cold, dried gas from the vessel, and wherein the space is in fluid communication with an external volume and said device is further provided with at least one branching pipe directed towards the second periphery wall, said at least one branching pipe having a first end which is open to provide fluid communication with the vessel and said at least one branching pipe has a second end having at least one hole to provide fluid communication with the annular gap and said generator of sound waves is situated within the vessel such that the gas would be exposed to the generated sound waves. 12. The device of claim 9, comprising a first tubular vessel filled with a fluid medium to be cooled, said first tubular vessel is associated with the zone of low pressure, and a second tubular vessel filled with the compressible fluid medium, the first vessel is co-axial with the second vessel and said device having a swirling means for rotation of the compressible fluid medium, said device further comprising an outside closure surrounding the second vessel and wherein the first vessel is provided with an inlet and with an outlet port for evacuating the fluid medium to be cooled and said outside closure is provided with an inlet port for admitting a fluid medium to be heated and with an outlet port for evacuating a fluid to be heated wherein said generator of sound waves is situated within the second tubular vessel such that the compressible fluid medium within the second vessel would be exposed to the generated sound waves. 13. The device of claim 9, comprising a de-swirling means. 14. The device of claim 13, wherein said de-swirling means comprises at least one crosspiece. 15. The device of claim 9, wherein said nozzle is selected from the group consisting of a converging nozzle, a cylindrical nozzle, a diverging nozzle and de Laval nozzle.