Experimental investigation on regenerator materials of Stirling-type pulse-tube refrigerator working at 20 K

This paper will introduce our recent experimental results of cryogenic regenerator materials employed in Stirling-type one-stage pulse-tube refrigerator for the use at liquid hydrogen temperature. Thermal diffusion coefficient, according to which we choose the suitable regenerator materials, will prove to be a useful reference. We will also discuss the impact of resistance of sphere regenerator materials on the performance of the refrigerator and the method to improve it. Take an overall consideration, suitable-size Er3Ni will be applied as the regenerator materials at the cold head and we achieve a remarkable 14.7 K no-load temperature. (C) 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.