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。     

斯特林型脉管制冷机中惯性管的优化设计

介绍了斯特林型脉管制冷机中惯性管调相的原理和惯性管的传输线理论模型,给出了惯性管尺寸的优化计算方法.采用该方法对现有的脉管制冷机中惯性管的调相能力进行了模拟计算,研究了PV功、压比和气库容积等参数对最佳惯性管尺寸的影响,并与实验结果进行了对比,计算结果与实验结果符合较好.     

电阻阵列冷却用脉管制冷机研制

为解决以电阻阵列器件为基础的动态红外景像产生器中的冷却问题,设计并研制了一台采用线性压缩机驱动的在223 K工作的脉管制冷机。实验结果表明:在500 W的电输入功下,制冷机的最低无负荷制冷温度为99.7 K,在232.8 K获得了181.3 W的制冷量,与理论预测制冷量189.4 W吻合良好,相对卡诺效率达到10.4%,工作对脉管制冷机在普冷温区的应用是一次有益的探索。     

大功率斯特林型脉管制冷机的最新研究进展

介绍了国内外大功率脉管制冷机的研究现状及最新进展,探讨了大功率脉管制冷机研究面临的大尺寸回热器中温度和流动的非均匀性等困扰发展的关键科学问题,指出了大功率脉管制冷机研究的发展趋势.     

双向进气型脉管制冷机的线性理论分析

采用线性模型对双向进气型脉管制冷机的性能进行了分析.得到了通过回热器的焓流、质量流量及脉管冷端压力和流量相位差的代数计算公式.详细分析了工作频率对脉管制冷机制冷量与COP的影响,并对额定输入压力振幅和额定输入功率两种工况分别进行了优化分析.所得结果与其它文献完全一致.     

基于线性压机驱动的高频同轴脉管制冷机研究

介绍了基于线性压机驱动的高频同轴脉管制冷机的特点及同轴脉管制冷机与线性压机匹配时的设计思路,通过数值计算模拟了同轴脉管制冷机制冷性能和动态参数的关系。搭建了脉管制冷机试验台并介绍了测试系统的组成,最后对所设计的高频同轴脉管制冷机进行了初步试验研究。试验结果对进一步改进脉管制冷机的设计提供了有益的参考。     

脉管制冷机的分类

近１０年中，相移器的不断改进促进了脉管制冷技术的发展。相移器可以是第二进气口、热端膨胀活塞、四阀机构、主动气库、声阻管、内调相装置，或是第二小孔。为了满足多科应用要求，以其工作频率进行分类是选择脉管制冷机的一个好方法。论述了脉管制冷机的工作频率范围及其各种相移器的性能。１　前　言近１０年来，脉管制冷机（ＰＴＣ）研究取得了巨大进展，目前已经能够提供与其它低温制冷机，如斯特林制冷机、Ｇ—Ｍ制冷机等相当的制冷温度范围。单级脉管制冷机获得的最低制冷温度已接近２０Ｋ，而多级脉管制冷机的温度已低至２Ｋ。Ｒａ…     

4.2 K温区1瓦级脉管制冷机的实验研究

小型回热式低温制冷机中的冷端换热器在制冷量高效传输过程中起着至关重要的作用,而这一作用往往被忽视.研究发现,通过脉管冷端换热器的结构改进,液氦温区脉管制冷机在4.2 K温区的制冷量可以得到显著提高.实验结果表明,在压缩机输入功率分别为4.8 kW和6.0 kW的条件下,双向进气型二级脉管制冷机在4.2 K获得了760 mW和900 mW的制冷量,相应的制冷系数(COP)为1.58×10-4和1.50×10-4.该脉管制冷机在4.2 K获得的最大制冷量达960 mW.     

脉管制冷机的性能特征

为了研究脉管制冷机的性能特征，本研究课题业已完成了多项实验。结果发现，瞬态或起动期间的冷却时间ｔｃ由脉管壁时间常数τｐｔ所控制，且基本型脉管（ＢＰＴ）制冷机的动态特性可作为一阶系统处理。在稳态运行中，已发现冷端温度ＴＬ随τＰｔ而变化，并且冷负荷ＱＬ随τｐｔ增大而单值增大。这表明，由气体从冷端至热端所泵送的热量随ｈｐｔ的下降而增大（即气体与壁之间的能量交换较小）。从而表明，脉管壁的储热或放热过程对ＢＰＴ制冷机的性能具有消极的作用。还以实验方法发现，脉管内气体的压缩／膨胀过程可以说明ＢＰＴ制冷机的性能，这些过程类似于布雷顿循环，不过介于等温和绝热过程之间。本文实验还表明，脉管制冷机在瞬态和稳态的性能主要地是由脉管壁时间常数τｐｔ，所控制。     

Investigation on a thermal-coupled two-stage Stirling-type pulse tube cryocooler

Multi-stage Stirling-type pulse tube cryocoolers with high frequency (30–60 Hz) are one important direction in recent years. A two-stage Stirling-type pulse tube cryocooler with thermally coupled stages has been designed and established two years ago and some results have been published. In order to study the effect of first stage precooling temperature, related characteristics on performance are experimentally investigated. It shows that at high input power, when the precooling temperature is lower than 110 K, its effect on second stage temperature is quite small. There is also the evident effect of precooling temperature on pulse tube temperature distribution; this is for the first time that author notice the phenomenon. The mean working pressure is investigated and the 12.8 K lowest temperature with 500 W input power and 1.22 MPa average pressure have been gained, this is the lowest reported temperature for high frequency two-stage PTCS. Simulation has reflected upper mentioned typical features in experiments.     

A two-stage Stirling-type pulse tube cryocooler with a cold inertance tube

A thermally coupled two-stage Stirling-type pulse tube cryocooler (PTC) with inertance tubes as phase shifters has been designed, manufactured and tested. In order to obtain a larger phase shift at the low acoustic power of about 2.0 W, a cold inertance tube as well as a cold reservoir for the second stage, precooled by the cold end of the first stage, was introduced into the system. The transmission line model was used to calculate the phase shift produced by the cold inertance tube. Effect of regenerator material, geometry and charging pressure on the performance of the second stage of the two-stage PTC was investigated based on the well known regenerator model REGEN. Experimental results of the two-stage PTC were carried out with an emphasis on the performance of the second stage. A lowest cooling temperature of 23.7 K and 0.50 W at 33.9 K were obtained with an input electric power of 150.0 W and an operating frequency of 40 Hz.     

The thermodynamic characteristics of a Stirling/pulse tube hybrid cryocooler

A Stirling/pulse tube hybrid cryocooler (SPC), comprised of a Stirling cryocooler as the first stage and a pulse tube cryocooler as the second stage, features the ability of shifting cooling capacity between stages by adjusting the movement of the displacer in the first stage. Such an ability allows an SPC to accommodate itself to time-varying heat loads at different temperatures, which makes it a competitive candidate in space applications. However, due to the gas coupling, there exists a significant mutual effect between stages which endows an SPC with special thermodynamic characteristics and has a significant effect on the SPC’s capability of shifting cooling capacity between stages. With the phasor analysis and the thermodynamic analysis, this paper establishes an idealized model of an SPC. The model is then used to study the effect of the second stage on the first stage and reveal the condition that an SPC is able to shift cooling capacity between stages. Also, the model is compared with a Sage numerical model and the two models are consistent on the overall trend. Though it is unable to reflect reality precisely, the idealized model can interpret the mechanism and highlight some of the essential nature of an SPC, which will eventually benefit the appropriate design of an SPC.     

双级斯特林制冷机热力分析

基于热力学第一定律,分析了双级斯特林制冷机两级之间冷量分配的关系式,以及冷量与压缩机功耗之间的关系.通过商业计算软件,对制冷机内部能量流进行模拟计算,结合实例定量给出制冷机各部分的损失.     

Characterization of a low frequency magnetic noise from a two-stage pulse tube cryocooler

Magnetic noise of a two-stage pulse tube cryocooler (PT) was measured by a fundamental mode orthogonal fluxgate magnetometer and by a LTS Double Relaxation Oscillation SQUID (DROS) first-order planar gradiometer. The magnetometer was installed in a dewar made of aluminum at 12 cm distance from a section containing magnetic regenerative materials of the second pulse tube. The magnetic noise spectrum showed a clear peak at 1.8 Hz, which is the fundamental frequency of the He gas pumping rate. The 1.8 Hz magnetic noise registered a peak, during the cooling down process, when the second cold-stage temperature was around 12 K, which is well correlated with the 1.8 Hz variation of the temperature of the second cold stage. Hence, we attributed the main source of this magnetic noise to the temperature variation of the magnetic moments resulting from magnetic regenerative materials, Er₃Ni and HoCu₂, in the presence of background static magnetic fields. We have also pointed out that the superconducting magnetic shield of lead sheets reduced the low frequency magnetic noise generated from the magnetic regenerative materials. With this arrangement, the magnetic noise amplitude measured with the LTS DROS gradiometer, mounted at 7 cm horizontal distance from the magnetic regenerative materials, in the optimum condition, was lower than 500 pT peak-to-peak, whereas the noise level without lead shielding was higher than the dynamic range of DROS instrumentations which was around .     

35 K双级斯特林制冷机性能实验

介绍了一台双级斯特林制冷机性能及运行参数对制冷机性能的影响。实验结果表明,在充气压力1MPa,运行频率40Hz,位移相位角65°的条件下,压缩机输入功率56W时,可获得0.85W@35K的制冷量。通过实验发现:同样功耗下,随着位移相位角减小,二级制冷温度下降,一级温度制冷温度上升。这表明,位移相位角对双级间的冷量分配有影响,可以通过相位控制对一、二级之间的冷量分配进行调整。     

Numerical investigation of real gas effects on a two-stage pulse tube cryocooler performance

In this paper, a one-dimensional CFD code was developed to simulate a two-stage pulse tube cryocooler. The aim is to investigate the effects of real gas on cryocooler performance. Conservation equations were derived based on real gas equations of state in general form and then were discretized with control volume approach. Results based on four distinct equations of state including ideal gas, Van der Waals, Virial and Helium gas were compared. Results showed that at the first and second stage mean pressures of 25 and 12.5 bar, and the minimum no load attainable temperatures of almost 60 and 18 K, employing Helium equation of state, the deviation of almost 6.5 and 2.5% relative to ideal gas equation of state was observed respectively. Meanwhile the ideal gas equation of state was fairly accurate and could be proposed to reduce the calculation cost.     

Operating characteristics of a three-stage Stirling pulse tube cryocooler operating around 5 K

A Stirling pulse tube cryocooler (SPTC) operating at the liquid-helium temperatures represents an excellent prospect for satisfying the requirements of space applications because of its compactness, high efficiency and reliability. However, the working mechanism of a 4 K SPTC is more complicated than that of the Gifford McMahon (GM) PTC that operates at the relatively low frequency of 1–2 Hz, and has not yet been well understood. In this study, the primary operating parameters, including frequency, charge pressure, input power and precooling temperature, are systematically investigated in a home-developed separate three-stage SPTC. The investigation demonstrates that the frequency and precooling temperature are closely coupled via phase shift. In order to improve the cooling capacity it is important to lower the frequency and the precooling temperature simultaneously. In contrast to the behavior predicted by previous studies, the pressure dependence of the gas properties results in an optimized pressure that decreases significantly as the temperature is lowered. The third stage reaches a lowest temperature of 4.97 K at 29.9 Hz and 0.91 MPa. A cooling power of 25 mW is measured at 6.0 K. The precooling temperature is 23.7 K and the input power is 100 W.     

A modified two-stage pulse tube cryocooler utilizing double-inlet and multi-mesh regenerator

In this paper a thermally coupled Stirling-type two-stage pulse tube cryocoolers (TSPTC) is studied using a one-dimensional (1-D) CFD code. After validating the results of the simulations, effects of synchronous utilization of multi-mesh regenerator and double-inlet on the performance of the TSPTC are investigated. Results of simulations show that non-oscillating friction factors do not possess sufficient accuracy for calculation of oscillating friction losses in non-porous media. Whereas, using oscillating friction factor of non-porous media leads to sufficient accurate results. According to the results, using multi-mesh regenerator and double-inlet increases the COP and decreases the minimum attainable temperature of the system. It is observed that a minimum temperature of 18.2 K is attainable using optimum multi-mesh regenerator and double-inlet; whereas, for a simple TSPTC with a uniform mesh regenerator, a minimum temperature of 26.4 K is concluded.