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Étude numérique et développement expérimental d’un cryorefroidisseur VM-PT fonctionnant à une température inférieure à 4 K.

Numerical investigation and experimental development on VM-PT cryocooler operating below 4 K.

Auteurs : ZHANG T., PAN C., ZHOU Y., et al.

Type d'article : Article

Résumé

Vuilleumier coupling pulse tube (VM-PT) cryocooler is a novel kind of cryocooler capable of attaining liquid helium temperature which had been experimentally verified. Depending on different coupling modes and phase shifters, VM-PT cryocooler can be designed in several configurations. This paper presents a numerical investigation on three typical types of VM-PT cryocoolers, which are gas-coupling mode with room temperature phase shifter (GCRP), gas-coupling mode with cold phase shifter (GCCP) and thermal-coupling mode with cold phase shifter (TCCP). Firstly, three configurations are optimized on operating parameters to attain lower no-load temperature. Then, based on the simulation results, distributions of acoustic power, enthalpy flow, pressure wave, and volume flow rate are presented and discussed to better understand the energy flow characteristics and coupling mechanism. Meanwhile, analyses of phase relationship and exergy loss are also performed. Furthermore, a GCCP experimental system with optimal comprehensive performance among three configurations was built and tested. Experimental results showed good consistency with the simulations. Finally, a no-load temperature of 3.39 K and cooling power of 9.75 mW at 4.2 K were obtained with a pressure ratio of 1.7, operating frequency of 1.22 Hz and mean pressure of 1.5 MPa.

Détails

  • Titre original : Numerical investigation and experimental development on VM-PT cryocooler operating below 4 K.
  • Identifiant de la fiche : 30021129
  • Langues : Anglais
  • Source : Cryogenics - vol. 80
  • Date d'édition : 10/2016
  • DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cryogenics.2016.10.003

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