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An Analysis of the Stirling-Cycle Refrigerator

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Advances in Cryogenic Engineering

Part of the book series: Advances in Cryogenic Engineering ((ACRE,volume 14))

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Although there can be many configurations for a Stirling-cycle refrigerator, the two-cylinder type, as shown In Fig. 1, is most useful for analysis purposes because it represents the most general case. It consists of two cylinders which receive or expel gas through an adjacent heat exchanger. These exchangers are then connected by a regenerator. Since there are no valves in this refrigerator, the pressure will remain approximately uniform throughout.

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  1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

    P. A. Rios & J. L. Smith Jr.

  2. Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana, USA

    E. B. Qvale

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  1. Engineering Research Center, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA

    K. D. Timmerhaus

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Rios, P.A., Smith, J.L., Qvale, E.B. (1969). An Analysis of the Stirling-Cycle Refrigerator. In: Timmerhaus, K.D. (eds) Advances in Cryogenic Engineering. Advances in Cryogenic Engineering, vol 14. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-0549-2_43

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