2017•The Proceedings of the Symposium on Stirlling CycleOpen access

Effect of expander shape on cooling characteristics of model pulse tube refrigerator

Yuta Mori, Kazuhiro HAMAGUGUCHI

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Pulse tube cryocooler does not have moving parts in the expander. Therefore, this cryocoolers are low vibration, high reliability and long life. However, the cooling capacity of pulse tube cryocooler is lower than that of Stirling cryocooler. Therefore, an improvement of the cooling capacity is necessary. In this research, the effect of expander shape on cooling capacity has examined experimentally and numerically, using a model pulse tube refrigerator.

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Key concepts: Pulse tube refrigerator, Cryocooler, Cooling capacity, Tube (container), Stirling engine, Refrigerator car, Materials science, Cryogenics