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Title: Optimization of the main parameters of miniature split Stirling cooler

Conference ·
OSTI ID:134961
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  1. Shkolnik 1/27, Rehovot (Israel)

Unlike other modern industrial products Stirling refrigerators development is based mainly on experimental methods. Newly developed high accuracy numerical model for Stirling refrigerators analysis provides good approximation of gas stream process assured by large number of nodes placed in regenerator (300) and large number of time steps (240 per one machine turn). Confidence in accuracy of equations solution makes possible Stirling coolers optimization. In addition to information about refrigerator temperature field the model provides information about driving force of split cooler displacer for computer aided design of displacer driver. In this paper, four parameters of split Stirling refrigerator are optimized: compressor-expander swept volume ratio; phase angle; regenerator length; and regenerator diameter. In each program run power delivered to gas was kept constant by continuous correction of compressor and expander strokes without changing their ratio. Collection of the results produce the optimum cooler structure. Driving displacer force-theta function is also available.

OSTI ID:
134961
Report Number(s):
CONF-950350-; TRN: 95:006099-0011
Resource Relation:
Conference: 10. intersociety cryogenic symposium, Houston, TX (United States), 19-23 Mar 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Tenth intersociety cryogenic symposium; Cousins, M.C. [ed.]; PB: 403 p.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English