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DEVELOPMENT OF LABORATORY TYPE STIRLING CYCLE CRYOGENERATOR.

Author(s) : FAKOLAWALA A. B., NARAYANKHEDKAR K. G.

Type of article: Article

Summary

AN OLD PETROL ENGINE HAS BEEN USED AS A DRIVE AND COMPRESSOR FOR THE CRYOGENERATOR. EXPANDER, REGENERATOR, COOLER AND CONDENSER HAVE BEEN FABRICATED TO SUIT THE DESIGN AS WELL AS DIMENSIONS OF THE PETROL ENGINE. THE PETROL ENGINE HAS 6 CYLINDERS, OUT OF WHICH 2 WERE USED, ONE OF THEM AS COMPRESSOR AND THE OTHER AS DRIVE TO THE EXPANDER PISTON. THE PHASE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THESE TWO CYLINDERS WAS 120 DEG. NITROGEN GAS AT A PRESSURE OF 932 KILOPASCALS HAS BEEN CHARGED AND THE PERFORMANCE OF THE UNIT TESTED AT THE SPEED OF 300 REV/MIN. THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE OBTAINED WAS 111 K.

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  • Original title: DEVELOPMENT OF LABORATORY TYPE STIRLING CYCLE CRYOGENERATOR.
  • Record ID : 1986-0003
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Indian J. Cryog. - vol. 9 - n. 3
  • Publication date: 1984
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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