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Interest in the pulse tube comes from its potential for high reliability and low level of induced vibration.
A numerical model has been developed to provide a tool for practical design. It has been successfully validated against the experimental results obtained with a single stage double inlet pulse tube which has achieved a temperature of 28 K at a frequency of a few Hz. Further developments have demonstrated the capability of operating a pulse tube at higher frequencies in association with a Stirling pressure oscillator.
Current projects include coaxial geometry for miniature pulse tubes with linear resonant pressure oscillators. A 4K multistaged pulse tube is also in development.
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Ravex, A., Duband, L., Rolland, P. (1995). Pulse Tube Refrigerators. In: Thronson, H.A., Sauvage, M., Gallais, P., Vigroux, L. (eds) Infrared and Submillimeter Space Missions in the Coming Decade. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0363-3_25
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