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Heat exchanger for subcooling liquid nitrogen with a regenerative cryocooler.

Author(s) : CHANG H. M., RYU S. H.

Type of article: Article

Summary

A heat exchanger for continuously subcooling liquid nitrogen in contact with a regenerative cryocooler is analytically investigated as a next step of our recent experimental works. Since the coldhead of regenerative cryocooler has a limited surface area, a cylindrical copper cup is attached as extended surface, and a tube for liquid flow is spirally wound and brazed on the exterior surface of cylinder. Different sizes of heat exchangers are fabricated and tested with a single-stage GM cooler to cool liquid nitrogen from 78 K to 66 K. Analytical model is developed for the heat exchanger effectiveness and thermal resistance, and the results are compared with the experimental data. It is concluded that there exists an optimum for the height and diameter of cylindrical heat exchanger to maximize the cooling rate with a given unit of cryocooler.

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  • Original title: Heat exchanger for subcooling liquid nitrogen with a regenerative cryocooler.
  • Record ID : 30000683
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Cryogenics - vol. 51 - n. 3
  • Publication date: 2011/03
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cryogenics.2010.12.010

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