High-power Stirling-type pulse tube cryocooler: Observation and reduction of regenerator temperature-inhomogeneities

Cryogenics

Volumn 47, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 306-314

  Dietrich, M ^a,b   Yang, L W ^a,b   Thummes, G ^a,b  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b TransMIT Centre for Adaptive Cryotechnology and Sensors   (Germany)

Author keywords

Power applications (F); Pulse tube (E); Regenerators (E)

Indexed keywords

MASS FLOW; POWER APPLICATIONS; PULSE TUBE COOLERS; REGENERATOR FILLINGS;

COMPRESSORS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REFRIGERATION; REGENERATORS; STIRLING CYCLE; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

CRYOGENIC EQUIPMENT;

EID: 34447267688     PISSN: 00112275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cryogenics.2007.03.009     Document Type: Article

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