斯特林型两级脉管制冷机的改进

在最近研制的1台直线压缩机驱动的两极脉管制冷机的初步试验的基础上,对直线压缩机的线圈重新进行了设计和制作,解决了由于绕制圈数过多而无法输入足够电功率的问题。对冷头的热端法兰及回热器热端热交换器进行了改进,采用了微槽式水冷却器,解决了压缩热无法得到充分冷却引起的制冷机热端温度过高的问题。改进后制冷机的性能得到了显著的提高,在2.0 MPa充气压力和40 Hz频率的条件下,该制冷机获得了14.2 K的最低制冷温度。并且,第一级和第二级在97.8 K和34.9 K时,分别具有2.5 W和1 W的制冷量。     

斯特林型脉冲管制冷机中压缩机与冷指耦合实验研究

从理论上分析了质量流和压力波对脉冲管制冷机中冷指和压缩机耦合的影响, 针对1台6 W/95 K斯特林型脉冲管制冷机行了具体研究.实验分析表明:只有当线性压缩机能够提供脉冲管冷指所需的压力波动和质量流量时,整机才可能取得较好的性能;运行频率和整机的输入功率对压缩机效率的影响都小于2%.     

A cryogen-free Vuilleumier type pulse tube cryocooler operating below 10 K

Vuilleumier (VM) type pulse tube cryocooler (PTC) utilizes the thermal compressor to drive the low temperature stage PTC. This paper presents the latest experimental results of a cryogen-free VM type PTC that operates in the temperature range below 10 K. Stirling type pre-coolers instead of liquid nitrogen provide the cooling power for the thermal compressor. Compared with previous configuration, the thermal compressor was improved with a higher output pressure ratio, and lead and HoCu₂ spheres were packed within the regenerator for the low temperature stage PTC for a better match with targeted cold end temperature. A lowest no-load temperature of 7.58 K was obtained with a pressure ratio of 1.23, a working frequency of 3 Hz and an average pressure of 1.63 MPa. The experimental results show good consistency in terms of lowest temperature with the simulation under the same working condition.     

Development of high efficiency Stirling-type pulse tube cryocoolers

Thermoacoustic theory is a powerful tool to understand the working mechanism of regenerative thermodynamic systems. In this paper, a modified thermoacoustic model is employed to design three single-stage Stirling-type pulse tube cryocoolers. The first one (PTC-10) is designed with in-line configuration and the second one (CPTC-10) is designed with co-axial configuration. Both of them are able to provide about 10 W cooling power at 77 K with a relative Carnot efficiency of about 18.6%. The third one (PTC-20), designed with in-line configuration, has a twice cross section area of the PTC-10. It can provide more than 20 W cooling power at 77 K with a relative Carnot efficiency of 22%.     

A single-stage GM-type pulse tube cryocooler operating at 10.6 K

In order to explore the lowest attainable refrigeration temperature and improve cooling performance at temperatures around 20 K for a single-stage G-M type pulse tube cryocooler (PTC), numerical and experimental studies were performed. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) numerical model known as REGEN was applied to the simulation of a G-M type PTC for the first time. Based on the calculation results, a single-stage G-M type PTC was designed, fabricated and tested. The performance improvement of the regenerator in the temperature range of 10-80 K was investigated. The calculations predicted a lowest temperature of 10 K. A lowest temperature of 10.6 K was achieved experimentally with an input power of 7.5 kW, which is the lowest temperature ever achieved by a single-stage PTC. Further more, the cryocooler can provide a cooling power of 20 W at 20.6 K and 39.5 W at 30 K, respectively.     

液氢温区单级高频多路旁通型脉冲管制冷机

为了既能降到液氢温区又能确保制冷机的温度稳定性,开展了仅采用长颈管,不使用双向进气进行调相的单级高频多路旁通型脉冲管制冷机的实验研究。首先用数值计算的方法获得了多路旁通开度是否最佳的判据。研制出的制冷机在充气压力1.73MPa,输入电功220W时,无负荷最低制冷温度能够降到23.6K,为目前所报道的在没有双向进气时单级高频脉冲管制冷机获得的最低温度。在达到稳定状态后,制冷机性能稳定,温度波动幅值小于0.1K。在220W输入电功下,能够在29.2K获得0.516W,34.3K获得1.0W的制冷量。     

脉冲管制冷机智能测试与控制系统

开发了基于LabVIEW的脉冲管制冷机智能测试与控制系统,系统通过温度、压强、气体流速、活塞位置等传感器和电源、加热等执行器实现了自定义实验流程、机器判稳、自动扫频、3种反馈调节方式测量性能、过热保护、撞缸保护、数据集中显示并实时存储、实时运算性能参数并图形化显示指导改进等自动化智能化功能。在不同的制冷机上分别运用系统完成了自动扫频+控功率控加热测温性能测试+自动复温、自定义实验流程+控功率控加热测温性能测试、自定义实验流程+控功率控温测加热性能测试共3组实验,与手动测试对比,证明了智能系统可以为测试和实验提供方便。     

Numerical analysis of stirling type pulse tube cryocoolers

A one-dimensional finite volume discretization method is proposed and is implemented as a computer program for the modeling of a family of stirling type Pulse Tube Cryocoolers (PTC). The set of unsteady, one-dimensional, viscous compressible flow equations are written in a general form such that all, porous and non-porous, sections of the PTC can be modeled with these governing equations. In present work, temperature dependency of thermo-physical properties are taken into account as well as the heat transfer between the working fluid and the solid parts, and heat conductions of the gas and solid. The simulation tool can be used to model both the inertance tube type and the orifice type cryocoolers equipped with regenerators made up of different matrix constructions. The PTC might have an arbitrary orientation with respect to the gravitational field. By using the computer program, an orifice type and an inertance tube type pulse tube cryocooler are simulated. Diameter of the orifice and length of the inertance tube are optimized in order to maximize the coefficient of performance. Furthermore, the cooling power of the two types is obtained as a function of the cooling temperature. The behavior of thermodynamic parameters of the inertance tube PTC is investigated. Mean cyclic values of the parameters are presented.     

A closed-cycle 1 K refrigeration cryostat

A 1 K closed-cycle cryostat has been developed to provide continuous cooling to a photon detector below 2 K. A two-stage 4 K pulse tube cryocooler is used to liquefy evacuated vapor from a 1 K pumping port to form a closed-cycle refrigeration loop. A 1 K instrumentation chamber, attached to the 1 K cooling station, is designed to operate with helium inside and provide more uniform cooling. The design of the cryostat has no direct mechanical contact between the pulse tube cryocooler heat exchangers and the 1 K cooling station resulting in almost no vibration transfer to instrumentation chamber. The cryostat can reach a no-load temperature of 1.62 K and provide 250 mW cooling power at 1.84 K.     

Analysis on the stirling-type pulse tube refrigerator in consideration of dynamics of linear compressor

This paper describes the performance analysis of Stirling-type pulse tube refrigerator (PTR) in conjunction with the dynamics of the accompanied linear compressor. The dynamic behavior of the piston in the linear compressor is directly influenced by the load condition of the PTR. In this paper, the dynamic equation of the piston is simultaneously solved with the thermo-hydraulic governing equations of the PTR using linear analysis model and the performance of the PTR is predicted with the accompanied thermal losses. The developed analysis code is verified with the experimental results. The effect of the inertance tube length which plays an important role in the PTR is also specifically investigated from the experimental and simulation results. It clearly shows the effect of the flow impedance of the inertance tube on the dynamic response of the piston as well as the cooling performance of the PTR.     

微型轻量化线性压缩机设计及实验研究

针对百万像素大面阵、双色探测器的应用需求,研制了一款微型动磁式线性压缩机。压缩机采用对置式Redlich型动磁电机驱动、单侧板弹簧支撑方案。通过有限元仿真计算和动力学建模分析,完成了电机磁路、活塞面积及行程、动子质量和整机结构的优化,实现了压缩机的轻量化设计。研制的压缩机质量为787 g,耦合气动式斯特林冷指的实测常温制冷量为1.3 W@77 K@35.6 W,比质量小于0.73 kg/W,比卡诺效率为14.1%。     

Study on a high frequency pulse tube cryocooler capable of achieving temperatures below 4 K by helium-4

High-frequency pulse tube cryocooler (HPTC) has advantages of compact structure, low vibration, high reliability and long operation time. In this study, Theoretical analysis and experimental tests have been conducted in four aspects based on a developed 4 K HPTC. Firstly, a compressor with larger power output capability was employed and the impedance match between the cold head and the compressor was discussed. Secondly, simply using inertance tube configuration to replace the traditional inertance tube-gas reservoir structure. Then, the type and the size of the regenerator materials working at 4–20 K have been experimentally optimized. Finally, the performance of double-inlet working at as low as 20 K has also been tested for the first time for the HPTC. The present prototype achieved a no-load temperature of 3.6 K, which is the lowest temperature record ever reported for HPTC using helium-4 as working gas. A cooling power of 6 mW/4.2 K was also obtained with 250 W input power and a precooling power of 12.1 W/77 K.     

A high efficiency coaxial pulse tube cryocooler operating at 60 K

In recent years, improved efficiency of pulse tube cryocoolers has been required by some space infrared detectors and special military applications. Based on this, a high efficiency single-stage coaxial pulse tube cryocooler which operates at 60 K is introduced in this paper. The cryocooler is numerically designed using SAGE, and details of the analysis are presented. The performance of the cryocooler at different input powers ranging from 100 W to 200 W is experimentally tested. Experimental results show that this cryocooler typically provides a cooling power of 7.7 W at 60 K with an input power of 200 W, and achieves a relative Carnot efficiency of around 15%. When the cooling power is around 6 W, the cryocooler achieves the best relative Carnot efficiency of around 15.9% at 60 K, which is the highest efficiency ever reported for a coaxial pulse tube cryocooler.