An adiabatic model for a two-stage double-inlet pulse tube refrigerator

Shafi, KA and Rasheed, KKA and George, JM and Sajid, NKM and Kasthurirengan, S (2008) An adiabatic model for a two-stage double-inlet pulse tube refrigerator. In: Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers - Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 222 (7). pp. 1247-1252.

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Abstract

A numerical modelling technique for predicting the detailed performance of a double-inlet type two-stage pulse tube refrigerator has been developed. The pressure variations in the compressor, pulse tube, and reservoir were derived, assuming the stroke volume variation of the compressor to be sinusoidal. The relationships of mass flowrates, volume flowrates, and temperature as a function of time and position were developed. The predicted refrigeration powers are calculated by considering the effect of void volumes and the phase shift between pressure and mass flowrate. These results are compared with the experimental results of a specific pulse tube refrigerator configuration and an existing theoretical model. The analysis shows that the theoretical predictions are in good agreement with each other.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers - Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science
Publisher:	Professional Engineering Publishing
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Professional Engineering Publishing.
Keywords:	pulse tube;cryocooler;regenerator;helium;refrigeration; numerical modelling.
Department/Centre:	Division of Physical & Mathematical Sciences > Centre for Cryogenic Technology
Date Deposited:	09 Mar 2010 09:29
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 05:55
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/25882

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