• 单级30 K低温脉管制冷机的性能优化研究

    Performance Optimization of a Single-stage 30 K Cryogenic Pulse Tube Cryocooler

    • 高性能红外探测器(特别是长波红外HgCdTe探测器)需要深低温以抑制自身的热噪声,提高信噪比和探测灵敏度。30 K脉管制冷机的低振动特性对于空间望远镜、卫星侦察和精确制导等需要极高成像稳定性的平台至关重要。以往为了在30 K获得制冷量,通常采用两级脉管制冷机。而两级结构带来了相对复杂的结构以及更大的质量,所以单级30 K高效脉管制冷机的研究对空间长波红外探测器的高效性能具有重要意义。论文介绍了一台单级同轴型脉管制冷机的研制,探究了惯性管和频率对该制冷机性能的影响。在数值计算中,发现惯性管的增长,能够增大制冷机整机中的质量流-压力波的相位差,而频率的增加也能带来类似的整机相位增加的结果,说明通过同时调节惯性管和频率,能够使得制冷机内相位合适的同时,制冷机整机也能工作在一个损失更小的频率。另外,实验中使用双向进气结构使得制冷机获得了更低的温度。在150 W输入电功的条件下,在30 K和40 K能够得到的制冷量分别为1.2 W和2.3 W,相对卡诺效率分别为7%和9.7%。

       

      Abstract: High-performance infrared detectors—particularly long-wave infrared (LWIR) HgCdTe detectors—require lower temperatures to suppress intrinsic thermal noise, thereby enhancing the signal-to-noise ratio and detection sensitivity. For space telescopes, satellite reconnaissance, and precision-guided systems that demand extremely high imaging stability, the low-vibration characteristics of 30 K pulse tube cryocooler are of critical importance. Traditionally, two-stage pulse tube cryocoolers have been employed to achieve cooling power at 30 K. However, such two-stage configurations introduce structural complexity and additional weight. Therefore, the development of a single-stage, high-efficiency 30 K pulse tube cryocooler is of great significance for improving the performance and integration of spaceborne long-wave infrared detectors. In this study, we developed a single-stage coaxial pulse tube cryocooler and systematically investigated the effects of the inertance tube and operating frequency on its cooling performance. In numerical calculations, it was found that the increase in inertance tube length can increase the phase difference between the mass flow and the pressure in the whole refrigerator, and the increase in frequency can also bring about a similar increase. This shows that by adjusting the inertance tube and frequency at the same time, the phase in the refrigerator can be made appropriate, and the whole machine can also be made to work at a frequency with higher efficiency and less loss. Additionally, double inlet configuration was adopted to further reduce the no load temperature. With an input electrical power of 150 W, the PTC delivered a cooling capacity of 1.2 W at 30 K or 2.3 W at 40 K, corresponding to relative Carnot efficiencies of 7.0% and 9.7%, respectively.

       

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