Advanced Cryocoolers

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ADVANCED CRYOCOOLERS ME02074041
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Code: ME02074041 Credits: 4 Semester 2 M(E

Advanced Cryocoolers

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Advanced Cryocoolers Syllabus — Unit-wise Content

The official GTU curriculum for Advanced Cryocoolers (subject code ME02074041) as prescribed for M(E · Semester 2 divides the course into 9 units, covering 81 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.

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Unit 1 Cryocoolers

3 lecture hours

  • Classification and working of cryocoolers
  • Thermodynamics of cryocooler
  • Ideal working Cycles- Regenrative and Recuperative cycles
  • Selection and comparison of different types of cryocoolers
  • Important parameters Program Name: Engineering Level: PG Branch: Cryogenic Engineering Subject Code : ME02074041 Subject Name : Advanced Cryocoolers w.e.f. 2024-25 http://syllabus.gtu.ac.in Page no. 2 of 4 – mass
  • acoustic noise
  • electromagnetic interface
  • operating life
  • technical parameters - cooling effect
  • compressor power requirement
  • cooling water requirement
  • service requirement of compressor
  • Vibration control
  • Steady flow and oscillating flow cryocoolers

Unit 2 Heat Exchanger in cryocoolers and regenerative materials

5 lecture hours

  • Different types of heat exchangers used in cryocoolers
  • Design of Recuperative and Regenerative heat exchangers
  • Regenerators for very low temperature application
  • Hausen Regenerator
  • performance parameters - Reduced-Length
  • Reduced-Period Method
  • Heat Pipes in cryocoolers
  • Regenerator material analysis and material development
  • High heat capacity magnetic regenerator alloy material
  • Manufacturing considerations of rare earth powder used in cryocooler

Unit 3 Vuilleumier Cryocooler

5 lecture hours

  • Thermodynamic aspects
  • cycle of operation
  • heat transfer losses
  • VM coolers variations
  • accessories and components
  • Spilt Vuilleumier cryocooler

Unit 4 Gifford McMahon, Solvay and Postle Cryocooler

5 lecture hours

  • Multiple Expansion G-M cryocooler
  • Combined G-M and JT expander
  • Advantages and disadvantages of G-M cryocooler
  • Design of two stage G-M cryocooler
  • Efficiency of pressure oscillators
  • improved valve timing
  • Application of GM Cooler

Unit 5 Stirling Cryocooler

5 lecture hours

  • First order analysis Stirling cycle
  • Second order analysis
  • Third order analysis
  • Loss analysis
  • Comparison of Stirling and Carnot cycle
  • Design and optimization of Stirling Cryocoolers
  • Performance and reliability improvement of low-cost Stirling cooler
  • Analysis of Stirling Cycle
  • Multi stage Cryocooler
  • hybrid cooler
  • Miniature Stirling cryocooler
  • Linear compressor design

Unit 6 Pulse tube Cryocoolers

9 lecture hours

  • Advantages and disadvantages of pulse tube cryocooler
  • Geometry of pulse tube U-tube
  • two stage pulse tube refrigerator design
  • Thermoacoustically driven pulse tube refrigerator
  • Different methods of analysis
  • Phasor analysis
  • Oscillating flow behavior of PTR, Valve timing effect on Performance of 4K pulse tube cryocooler
  • Low vibration flexure bearing compressor
  • Miniature 50K to 80K space application of PTR, Experimental characteristics of PTR, Effect of D.C. flow
  • Active phase control of Stirling type PTR, Expansion efficiency considering shuttle heat transfer
  • Characteristics of Double inlet PTR, Experimental study and analysis of components of orifice pulse tube refrigerator Theoretical model of G-M type pulse tube refrigerator
  • Performance of single stage pulse tube
  • some of the phase shifting types of two stage G-M type pulse tube refrigerator
  • Small He3 PTR Multi stage pulse tube cooler 4 K technology
  • Space pulse tube Cryocooler development
  • Program Name: Engineering Level: PG Branch: Cryogenic Engineering Subject Code : ME02074041 Subject Name : Advanced Cryocoolers w.e.f. 2024-25 http://syllabus.gtu.ac.in Page no. 3 of 4

Unit 7 J-T Cooler

5 lecture hours

  • Advantages and disadvantages of J-T cooler
  • Recent advances – Mixed refrigerant
  • Sorption compressor
  • Electrochemical compressor
  • Mixture properties
  • Cool down characteristics miniature J-T cooler
  • Liquefaction of nitrogen using mixed refrigerant
  • Further development
  • Liquefaction of other gases
  • Modern trends in throttle cryocooler operating with mixed gas

Unit 8 Very Low Temperature Cooling System, Dilution Refrigerator

5 lecture hours

  • He3 refrigerators
  • He3 – He4 Dilution refrigerators
  • Progress in microgravity Dilution refrigerator
  • Pomeranchuk cooling
  • Magnetic Refrigerators - Its development and its utility in magnetic hydrogen liquefier

Unit 9 Applications of Cryocoolers – military, environmental, commercial, medical,

3 lecture hours

  • police, and security

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