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Title: Cryogenic cooler apparatus

Abstract

A Malone-type final stage for utilization in a Stirling cycle cryogenic cooler apparatus includes a displacer slidable within a vessel. [sup 4]He, [sup 3]He, or a mixture thereof is made to flow in a pulsating unidirectional manner through a regenerator in the displacer by utilization of check valves in separate fluid channels. Stacked copper screen members extend through the channels and through a second static thermodynamic medium within the displacer to provide efficient lateral heat exchange and enable cooling to temperatures in the range of 3--4 K. Another embodiment utilizes sintered copper particles in the regenerator. Also described is a final stage that has a non-thermally conducting displacer having passages with check valves for directing fluid past a regenerator formed in the surrounding vessel. 10 figs.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Univ. of California (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
7143264
Patent Number(s):
4366676
Application Number:
PPN: US 6-218428
Assignee:
Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
DOE Contract Number:  
AT03-76ER70143; AS03-76ER70143
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 22 Dec 1980
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; REFRIGERATORS; STIRLING CYCLE; CRYOGENICS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HELIUM II; REGENERATORS; WORKING FLUIDS; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; FLUIDS; HELIUM 4; HELIUM ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; NUCLEI; QUANTUM FLUIDS; STABLE ISOTOPES; THERMODYNAMIC CYCLES; 661210* - Cryogenics- (1992-)

Citation Formats

Wheatley, J C, Paulson, D N, and Allen, P C. Cryogenic cooler apparatus. United States: N. p., 1983. Web.
Wheatley, J C, Paulson, D N, & Allen, P C. Cryogenic cooler apparatus. United States.
Wheatley, J C, Paulson, D N, and Allen, P C. Tue . "Cryogenic cooler apparatus". United States.
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abstractNote = {A Malone-type final stage for utilization in a Stirling cycle cryogenic cooler apparatus includes a displacer slidable within a vessel. [sup 4]He, [sup 3]He, or a mixture thereof is made to flow in a pulsating unidirectional manner through a regenerator in the displacer by utilization of check valves in separate fluid channels. Stacked copper screen members extend through the channels and through a second static thermodynamic medium within the displacer to provide efficient lateral heat exchange and enable cooling to temperatures in the range of 3--4 K. Another embodiment utilizes sintered copper particles in the regenerator. Also described is a final stage that has a non-thermally conducting displacer having passages with check valves for directing fluid past a regenerator formed in the surrounding vessel. 10 figs.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 04 00:00:00 EST 1983},
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