Liping Wei
Upscaling of thermoacoustic-Stirling duplex cryocoolers based on resonance tube coupling
Wei, Liping; Sun, Haojie; Ma, Hangyu; Yu, Guoyao; Zhu, Shunmin; Dai, Wei; Luo, Ercang
Authors
Haojie Sun
Hangyu Ma
Guoyao Yu
Dr Shunmin Zhu shunmin.zhu@durham.ac.uk
Assistant Professor (Research)
Wei Dai
Ercang Luo
Abstract
To address the critical need for energy-efficient and environmentally sustainable cooling technologies, the thermoacoustic-Stirling duplex cryocooler (TSDC) offers a promising solution due to its high efficiency and versatile applications. However, the limited cooling capacity of individual TSDCs poses a significant challenge for practical implementation, necessitating system upscaling. To enhance power density and performance, we optimized a resonance tube-coupled TSDC by incorporating a coiled resonance tube and developing an active displacer modeling approach. A prototype with optimized dimensions was constructed and tested, demonstrating a linear relationship between cooling power at 130 K and input heating power, with a maximum cooling capacity of 380 W achieved at an exergy efficiency of 6.36%. Compared to prior studies, which reported no cooling power at 110 K, this represents a substantial advancement in TSDC scalability. Comparative analysis of experimental and theoretical results suggests that asymmetric flow at the compression junction adversely affects efficiency, providing valuable insights for further optimization.
Citation
Wei, L., Sun, H., Ma, H., Yu, G., Zhu, S., Dai, W., & Luo, E. (2025). Upscaling of thermoacoustic-Stirling duplex cryocoolers based on resonance tube coupling. iScience, 28(9), Article 113240. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2025.113240
| Journal Article Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Acceptance Date | Jul 26, 2025 |
| Online Publication Date | Jul 30, 2025 |
| Publication Date | Sep 19, 2025 |
| Deposit Date | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Publicly Available Date | Aug 15, 2025 |
| Journal | iScience |
| Electronic ISSN | 2589-0042 |
| Publisher | Cell Press |
| Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Article Number | 113240 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2025.113240 |
| Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/4427043 |
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