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Journal of Zhejiang University SCIENCE A 2009 Vol.10 No.9 P.1277-1284

http://doi.org/10.1631/jzus.A0920095


Design and preliminary experimental investigation of a 4 K Stirling-type pulse tube cryocooler with precooling


Author(s):  Zhi-hua GAN, Zhuo-pei LI, Jie CHEN, Li DAI, Li-min QIU

Affiliation(s):  Institute of Refrigeration and Cryogenics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China

Corresponding email(s):   limin.qiu@zju.edu.cn

Key Words:  Stirling-type pulse tube cryocooler (PTC), Regenerator, Helium-3, Cold inertance tube, 4 K


Zhi-hua GAN, Zhuo-pei LI, Jie CHEN, Li DAI, Li-min QIU. Design and preliminary experimental investigation of a 4 K Stirling-type pulse tube cryocooler with precooling[J]. Journal of Zhejiang University Science A, 2009, 10(9): 1277-1284.

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Abstract: 
A stirling-type pulse tube cryocooler (PTC) with precooling was designed and manufactured to investigate its performance at 4 K. Numerical simulation was carried out based on the well-known regenerator model REGEN with an emphasis on the performance of a 4 K stage regenerator of the Stirling-type PTC as influenced by the warm end temperature, pressure ratio, frequency and average pressure with helium-4 and helium-3 as the working fluid respectively. This study demonstrates that the use of a cold inertance tube can significantly improve the efficiency of a 4 K Stirling-type PTC. A preliminary experimental investigation was carried out with helium-4 as the working fluid and a refrigeration temperature of 4.23 K was achieved. The experimental results show that the operating frequency has a significant influence on the performance of the Stirling-type PTC and a relatively low average pressure is favorable for decreasing the loss associated with the real gas effects of a 4 K Stirling-type PTC.

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