Serially arranged circulating cryocooler system
US12253289B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 27, 2022 |
| Grant date | Mar 18, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 27, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25B2600/2525
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A circulating loop for transporting refrigeration to a remote location is connected serially between a Gifford-McMahon (GM) or GM type Pulse Tube cold head and the compressor. Either high pressure gas from the compressor can flow through the remote heat station before returning to the cold head or low pressure gas can flow from the cold head to the remote heat station before returning to the compressor. A first fraction of gas, which may include all of the gas at ambient temperature, enters a counter-flow heat exchanger, is cooled by the cold head, flows to the remote load, and then returns to ambient temperature as it flows through the counter-flow heat exchanger. The high or low pressure line may have a circulation control valve that diverts a second fraction of gas to flow directly between the cold head and compressor. A controller adjusts the circulation control valve to optimize the cooling of the load.
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