A one-dimensional and two-dimensional combined computational model(1-D & 2-DCC model)was set up to simulate the performances of the basic type
orifice type and double inlet type pulse tube refrigerators(PTRs). The Darcy-Brinkman-Forchheimer model and the thermally non-equilibrium model were adopted to depict the flow and heat transfer in the regenerator which was modeled by taking the mesh as a porous medium. Parameter communicating algorithms were defined to calculate velocity and temperature at the junctions between the 1-D & 2-D computational regions. Then the simulation codes for the whole PTRs were developed. The working process and complex flow phenomena such as velocity and temperature annular effects and DC flow in PTRs were revealed. The results show that a close loop in the PTR can be formed by using a double-inlet valve which leads to the occurrence of DC flow. For the case studied
the DC flow rate accounts for 4.66% of the total mass flow rate under the present parameters and working conditions.
关键词
Keywords
references
WU P Y, ZHU S W. Mechanism and numerical analysis of orifice pulse tube refrigerator with a valveless compressor [C]∥Chen G B, Thomas M F. Proceedings of International Cryogenics and Refrigeration Conference. Beijing,China: International Academic Publishers, 1989: 85-90.
WANG C, WU P Y, CHEN Z Q. Numerical modeling of a double-inlet pulse tube refrigerator [J]. Cryogenics, 1993, 33(5): 526-530.
WANG C, THUMMES G, HEIDEN C. Effect of DC gas flow on performance of two-stage 4 K pulse tube coolers [J]. Cryogenics, 1998, 38(6): 689-695.
ZHU S W, MATSUBARA Y. Numerical method of inertance tube pulse tube refrigerator [J]. Cryogenics, 2004, 44(2): 649-660.
ZHU S W, NOGAWA M, INOUE T. Numerical simulation of a step-piston type series two-stage pulse tube refrigerator [J]. Cryogenics, 2007, 47(9/10):483-489.
PARK H C, JEONG E S, JEONG S. Two-dimensional model for tapered pulse tubes, part 3: unsteady components of second-order mass flux and temperature [J]. Cryogenics, 2002, 42(8): 485-493.
HE Y L, ZHAO C F, DING W J. Two-dimensional numerical simulation and performance analysis of tapered pulse tube refrigerator [J]. Applied Thermal Engineering, 2007, 27(11/12): 1876-1882.
ZHANG X B, QIU L M, GAN Z H. CFD study of a simple orifice pulse tube cooler [J]. Cryogenics, 2007, 47(5/6): 315-321.
CHA J S, GHIAASIAAN S M, DESAI P V. Multi-dimensional flow effects in pulse tube refrigerators [J]. Cryogenics, 2006, 46(9): 658-665.
MURALIDHAR K, SUZUKI K. Analysis of flow and heat transfer in a regenerator mesh using a non-darcy thermally non-equilibrium model [J]. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2001, 44(13): 2493-2504.
JIANG P X, REN Z P. Numerical investigation of forced convection heat transfer in porous media using a thermal non-equilibrium model[J]. International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow,2001, 22(1): 101-210.
KHASHAN S A, AL-AMIRI A M, POP I. Numerical simulation of natural convection heat transfer in a porous cavity heated from below using a non-Darcian and thermal non-equilibrium model [J]. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2006, 49(5/6): 1039-1049.
PATANKAR S V. Numerical heat transfer and fluid flow [M]. New York,USA: McGraw-Hill, 1980.
陶文铨.数值传热学[M].2版.西安:西安交通大学出版社,2001.
CHO H W, SUNG H J. Numerical solutions of pulsating flow and heat transfer characteristics in a pipe[J]. International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 1990, 11(4): 321-330.
ZHOU B, WU P Y, HU S L. Experimental results of the internal process of a double inlet pulse tube refrigerator[J]. Cryogenics, 1992, 32(1): 24-27.
CHARLES I, DUBOND L, RAVEX A. Permanent flow in flow and high frequency pulse tube coolers experimental results [J]. Cryogenics, 1999, 39(9): 777-782.