CFD modelling and parametric study of small scale Alpha type Stirling Cryocooler

Hassan Ahmed; Ahmad K. Almajri; Saad Mahmoud; Raya Al-Dadah; Abdalqader Ahmad

doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2017.12.547

CFD modelling and parametric study of small scale Alpha type Stirling Cryocooler

Hassan Ahmed, Ahmad K. Almajri^*, Saad Mahmoud, Raya Al-Dadah, Abdalqader Ahmad

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Abstract

In this paper, a small-scale Stirling Cryocooler is developed using computational fluid dynamics through COMSOL Multiphysics 5.3. The model has been validated using experimental data from an Alpha type Stirling engine reported in the literature. Extensive parametric study was carried out to investigate the effect of various parameters such as operating speed and phase angle with the aim of optimizing the Cryocooler design parameters and operating conditions. Results showed that there exists an optimal value for the regenerator porosity 50%, phase angle 90⁰ and heat exchanger lengths 142mm where 455W cooling power was obtained at heat sink temperature of 193K. Whereas increasing the speed and pressure resulted in an increase in cooling power at the heat sink.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1668-1673
Number of pages	6
Journal	Energy Procedia
Volume	142
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.12.547
Publication status	Published - 31 Jan 2018
Event	9th International Conference on Applied Energy, ICAE 2017 - Cardiff, United Kingdom Duration: 21 Aug 2017 → 24 Aug 2017

Keywords

CFD
Heat transfer
Parametric Study
Regenerator
Stirling Cryocooler

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