Step-by-step design methodology for efficient Stirling-type pulse tube refrigerator

This paper presents an improved design method and performance prediction of Stirling-type pulse tube refrigerator (PTR). The paper is composed of three parts and each content is as follows: 1) specific design and fabrication of each component, 2) modeling and configuration optimization of Stirling-t...

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Published in:International journal of refrigeration 2012-06, Vol.35 (4), p.1166-1175
Main Authors: Ki, Taekyung, Jeong, Sangkwon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Conception
Cryorefrigerator
Cryorefroidisseur
Cycle
Design
Efficacité
Efficiency
Energy
Energy. Thermal use of fuels
Exact sciences and technology
Pulse tube
Refrigerating engineering
Refrigerating engineering. Cryogenics. Food conservation
Stirling
Tube à pulsation
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Summary:This paper presents an improved design method and performance prediction of Stirling-type pulse tube refrigerator (PTR). The paper is composed of three parts and each content is as follows: 1) specific design and fabrication of each component, 2) modeling and configuration optimization of Stirling-type PTR, and 3) experimental verification. Each part provides a step-by-step procedure to easily understand the design process for developers and researchers who want to develop efficient Stirling-type PTRs. Through this proposed design process, an efficient Stirling-type PTR is carefully designed for cooling capacity of 8 W at 50 K. The fabricated Stirling-type PTR possesses the cooling capacity of 7 W at 50 K and the Carnot efficiency of 11.7% at 56.3 K. The experimental results show the proposed design methodology fulfills the required performance of Stirling-type PTR with desirable accuracy. The design process presented in this paper can help developers and researchers to design an efficient Stirling-type PTR. ► Presentation of design method and performance prediction of Stirling-type PTR. ► Supply of step-by-step procedure to understand design process of Stirling-type PTR. ► The fabricated Stirling-type has the Carnot efficiency of 11.7% at 56.3 K.
ISSN:0140-7007
1879-2081
DOI:10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2012.01.017