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Structural optimization of the rotary valve in a two-stage G-M-type pulse-tube cryocooler working at liquid helium temperatures

Author(s): Qinyu ZHAO, Jun CHENG, Yanrui ZHANG, Haoren WANG, Bo WANG, Ruize LI, Hua ZHANG, Zhihua GAN
Affiliation(s): School of Energy and Power Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China; more
Corresponding email(s): wangbo@hzcu.edu.cn, zhanghua@usst.edu.cn
Key Words: Rotary valve; Exergy analysis; Liquid helium temperature; G-M type pulse-tube cryocooler; High efficiency

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Qinyu ZHAO, Jun CHENG, Yanrui ZHANG, Haoren WANG, Bo WANG, Ruize LI, Hua ZHANG, Zhihua GAN. Structural optimization of the rotary valve in a two-stage G-M-type pulse-tube cryocooler working at liquid helium temperatures[J]. Journal of Zhejiang University Science A,in press.Frontiers of Information Technology & Electronic Engineering,in press.https://doi.org/10.1631/jzus.A2300638

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Abstract: G-M-type pulse-tube cryocoolers (GM-PTC) working at liquid helium temperatures are promising in quantum technology and cryogenic physics for their high reliability and minimal vibration. These features stem from the fact that there are no extra moving parts introduced into the system. The rotary valve is a key component in GM-PTCs that transfers the output exergy from the compressor to the cold head. Because a low Carnot efficiency of 1.58% is achieved at liquid helium temperatures, optimizing the rotary valve is crucial for improving the efficiency of GM-PTCs. In this regard, an exergy-loss analysis method is proposed in this paper to quantitatively obtain the leakage loss and viscosity loss of a rotary valve by experimental measurements. The results show that viscosity loss accounts for more than 97.5% of the total exergy loss in the rotary valve, and that it is possible to improve the structure of the rotary valve by expanding the flow area by 1.5 times. To verify the method, the cooling temperature and power of a remote two-stage GM-PTC was monitored, with original or optimized rotary valves installed. The experimental results show that compared to the original rotary valve, the optimized rotary valve can improve the cooling efficiency of a GM-PTC by 16.4%, with a cooling power of 0.78 W at 4.2 K.

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