Abstract
Micro cryogenic coolers can provide low temperatures with a smaller volumetric footprint and smaller power draw than their conventional-scale counterparts. However, they can exhibit lower-than-desired cooling power. We measure the specific cooling power of a refrigerant expanding from a high pressure of 0.6MPa to a low pressure of 0.1MPa, while undergoing pulsating flow in a micro cryogenic cooler with pre-cooling. We further observe that the pulses in the flow-rate occur due to a volume of liquid forming in the high-pressure coupling mini-channel. The composition of the flowing refrigerant is analyzed with gas chromatography and thermal conductivity detection (GC/TCD), showing that there is no overall composition change in the refrigerant after it enters the pre-cooling lines. A model of the cooling power under such a pulsating flow regime is developed with good agreement to measured values. An improved refrigerant mixture is designed with this model, and subsequently tested, showing increased specific cooling power.
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