Experimental study on thermally actuated pressure wave generator for space cryocooler

Cryogenics

Volumn 44, Issue 6-8, 2004, Pages 431-437

  Sugita, H ^a   Matsubara, Y ^b   Kushino, A ^a   Ohnishi, T ^b   Kobayashi, H ^b   Dai, W ^b  

^a JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^b NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Solid displacer; Space cryocooler; Thermally actuated pressure wave generator

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ENTHALPY; FLOW PATTERNS; OSCILLATIONS; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT; PRESSURE EFFECTS; REGENERATORS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

SELF ACTUATED OSCILLATIONS; SOLID DISPLACERS; SPACE CRYOCOOLERS; THERMALLY ACTUATED PRESSURE WAVE GENERATOR;

CRYOGENICS;

EID: 2942562759     PISSN: 00112275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cryogenics.2004.02.014     Document Type: Conference Paper

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