Thermoacoustic device
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240271836A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-15

    申请号:US18648576

    申请日:2024-04-29

    IPC分类号: F25B9/14 F02G1/043

    摘要: A thermoacoustic device includes a process volume which is filled with a working fluid through which the acoustic wave propagates. The thermoacoustic device further includes an acoustic network comprising a tubular loop configured with a passage providing an opening in the loop and configured as acoustic circuit provided with a compliance volume, a thermo-acoustic core and an inertance volume. Within the loop, the thermoacoustic core is at a first side thereof adjacent to the passage at a first path length through the loop, and at its second side, opposite to the first side, the thermoacoustic core is at a second path length from the passage. The thermoacoustic device includes within the loop a spring-type partitioning element that is configured to close off the cross-section of the tube and to be impermeable for the working fluid while allowing transmission of pressure waves in the working fluid through the spring-type partitioning element.

    Expander unit with magnetic spring for a split stirling cryogenic refrigeration device

    公开(公告)号:US11854858B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-26

    申请号:US17325334

    申请日:2021-05-20

    申请人: CRYO TECH LTD.

    发明人: Alexander Veprik

    IPC分类号: F25B9/14 H01L21/683 B23B31/30

    摘要: An expander unit of a cryogenic refrigerator device includes a moving assembly with a porous regenerative heat exchanger configured to move back and forth along a longitudinal axis. A magnetic spring assembly includes a stationary magnetic assembly fixed to the cold finger base that includes one or more magnetic rings fixedly arranged about a bore. A movable magnetic assembly includes one or more movable magnetic rings fixed to the moving assembly. An outer lateral dimension of each of the movable magnetic rings is less than an inner lateral dimension of the bore. The stationary magnetic assembly and the movable magnetic assembly are configured such that, when the moving assembly is displaced along the longitudinal axis from an equilibrium position, attractive and repulsive forces between the movable magnetic assembly and the stationary magnetic assembly yield a restoring force that is directed to restore the moving assembly to the equilibrium position.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CRYOGENIC REFRIGERATION

    公开(公告)号:US20230271105A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-31

    申请号:US18136733

    申请日:2023-04-19

    申请人: 1372934 B.C. Ltd.

    摘要: Systems and methods for improving the performance of dilution refrigeration systems are described. Filters and traps employed in the helium circuit of a dilution refrigerator may be modified to improve performance. Some traps may be designed to harness cryocondensation as opposed to cryoadsorption. A cryocondensation trap employs a cryocondensation surface having a high thermal conductivity and a high specific heat with a binding energy that preferably matches at least one contaminant but does not match helium. Multiple traps may be coupled in series in the helium circuit, with each trap designed to trap a specific contaminant or set of contaminants. Both cryocondensation and cryoadsorption may be exploited among multiple traps.

    CRYOCOOLER AND MONITORING METHOD FOR CRYOCOOLER

    公开(公告)号:US20230228472A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-20

    申请号:US18123347

    申请日:2023-03-20

    发明人: Takaaki MORIE

    IPC分类号: F25B49/02 F25B9/14

    摘要: The cryocooler includes an expander motor that operates an expander of the cryocooler, an inverter that is configured to control an operation frequency of the expander motor and is operable to drive the expander motor in the steady operation at an operation frequency lower than in the cool-down operation, a current sensor that measures a current supplied from the inverter to the expander motor, and outputs a motor current signal indicating the current; and a processor that monitors the expander motor on a basis of the motor current signal in at least the steady operation.

    SATELLITE HAVING ACTIVELY COOLED ELECTRIC THRUSTER

    公开(公告)号:US20230151759A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-18

    申请号:US17987528

    申请日:2022-11-15

    IPC分类号: F01P1/06 B64G1/40 F03H1/00

    摘要: A satellite having a cooling system to remove heat from an electric rocket engine using a working fluid. The cooling system can include a pump that circulates working fluid along a cooling loop between the rocket engine and a radiator. The cooling system can also utilize thermoacoustic, Stirling refrigeration, and/or heat pipe techniques. One or more reservoirs can be provided to store the working fluid, and in some forms a secondary reservoir can be provided to aid in management of a center of mass of the satellite. A fluid reaction loop can be provided in which working fluid is accelerated to impart a torque on the satellite. In some forms, the working fluid can be utilized as both a coolant and a propellant for the rocket engine. The electric rocket thruster can also include one or more internal pathways for the conveyance of working fluid.