Anisotropic steady-flow hydrodynamic parameters of microporous media applied to pulse tube and Stirling cryocooler regenerators

Cryogenics

Volumn 48, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 112-121

  Clearman, W M ^a   Cha, J S ^a   Ghiaasiaan, S M ^a   Kirkconnell, C S ^b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b RAYTHEON COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryocoolers; Inertial coefficient; Permeability; Regenerator; Steady flow

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MICROPOROUS MATERIALS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; REGENERATORS; STEADY FLOW;

CRYOCOOLER REGENERATORS; INERTIAL COEFFICIENTS; STIRLING CRYOCOOLER REGENERATOR FILLERS;

HYDRODYNAMICS;

EID: 43249096175     PISSN: 00112275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cryogenics.2008.01.002     Document Type: Article

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