Experimental study on a floating scroll-type compressor driving a precooled JT cryocooler

Y Shen, D Liu, L Liu, S Li, S Chen, Z Gan… - Applied Thermal …, 2020 - Elsevier
The performance of the compressor directly affects the energy and space usage of a Joule-
Thomson cryocooler. Characterized by simplicity and high pressure ratio, a single-stage oil …

Study on cooling capacity characteristics of an open-cycle Joule-Thomson cryocooler working at liquid helium temperature

Y Shen, D Liu, S Chen, Q Zhao, L Liu, Z Gan… - Applied Thermal …, 2020 - Elsevier
It is important to study on the cooling capacity characteristics of a Joule-Thomson cryocooler
for saving energy and space usage in space applications. For a Joule-Thomson cryocooler …

Transient modeling and influence of operating parameters on thermodynamic performance of miniature Joule–Thomson cryocooler

J Cao, Y Hou, W Wang, J Cai, J Li, J Chen… - Applied Thermal …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract The miniature Joule–Thomson (J–T) cryocooler has been widely used in many
applications. Herein, a transient model that considers the real gas properties, the distributed …

Measured and predicted heat transfer coefficients for boiling zeotropic mixed refrigerants in horizontal tubes

R Barraza, G Nellis, S Klein, D Reindl - … Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2016 - Elsevier
The use of mixed gas working fluids has become common in Joule–Thomson type
cryocoolers for a variety of applications. However, there is a scarcity of data currently …

Cryocooler technology: The path to invisible and reliable cryogenics

MD Atrey - Cryocoolers: Theory and Applications, 2020 - Springer
Cryocooler technology has come a long way since the 1950s, following the development of
Stirling cryocoolers for air and hydrogen liquefaction by the Philips company in the …

Performance evaluation of heat exchanger for mixed refrigerant J–T cryocooler

PM Ardhapurkar, A Sridharan, MD Atrey - Cryogenics, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract In mixed refrigerant Joule–Thomson cryocooler, a multi-component mixture of
nitrogen–hydrocarbons undergoes evaporation and condensation process in a helical …

Measured and predicted upward flow boiling heat transfer coefficients for hydrocarbon mixtures inside a cryogenic plate fin heat exchanger

R Li, J Liu, J Liu, X Xu - International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2018 - Elsevier
Boiling of hydrocarbon mixtures inside plate fin heat exchangers (PFHEs) is most prevalent
in many cryogenic processes of petrochemical plants. However, there is very little …

Experimental study on the mixed refrigerant heat transfer performance in a plate-fin heat exchanger during a single-stage cryogenic cycle

L Cao, J Liu, R Li, S Huang, F Zhang, X Xu - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2016 - Elsevier
Plate-fin heat exchangers (PFHEs) are mostly employed in small-and medium-sized LNG
plants. However, studies on the heat transfer performance of mixed refrigerant in a PFHE …

Numerical analysis of the two-phase heat transfer in the heat exchanger of a mixed refrigerant Joule–Thomson cryocooler

RM Damle, PM Ardhapurkar, MD Atrey - Cryogenics, 2015 - Elsevier
The recuperative heat exchanger is the most critical component of a mixed refrigerant Joule–
Thomson cryocooler. The heat transfer process in such a heat exchanger takes place under …

Numerical investigation of transient behaviour of the recuperative heat exchanger in a MR J–T cryocooler using different heat transfer correlations

RM Damle, PM Ardhapurkar, MD Atrey - Cryogenics, 2016 - Elsevier
In J–T cryocoolers operating with mixed refrigerants (nitrogen-hydrocarbons), the
recuperative heat exchange takes place under two-phase conditions. Simultaneous boiling …