22–26 Jul 2024
CICG - GENEVA, Switzerland
Europe/Zurich timezone

Analysis and optimization of helium liquification process utilizing the turbo Brayton refrigerator as the pre-cooling stage

25 Jul 2024, 14:00
2h
Poster area

Poster area

Poster Presentation (120m) ICEC 01: Large scale refrigeration and liquefaction Thu-Po-3.3

Speakers

Jin Zhen Wang (Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, CAS) Jihao Wu (Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Description

A helium liquefication process utilizing a turbine Brayton refrigerator instead of liquid nitrogen is proposed as the pre-cooling stage, and a thermodynamic system cycle flow is built up. Turbine Brayton refrigeration has the advantages of high efficiency, low maintenance costs, contact-free, and low noise. The closed-cycle Turbine Brayton refrigerator applied in the pre-cooling stage of helium liquefiers, the liquefication can avoid the continuous supply of liquid nitrogen and improve the adaptability of helium liquefiers. More importantly, we can adjust the motor’s speed to match the load and operating conditions. We utilize genetic algorithms for component optimization and conduct thermodynamic research on the system under design conditions. The results indicate that the proposed system has better cyclic performance and can provide a reference and basis for practical engineering applications.

Submitters Country China

Authors

Jin Zhen Wang (Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, CAS) Baohua Chao (Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry;University of Chinese Academy of Sciences) Sihao Liu (Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry CAS) Huaiyu Chen (Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences) Jin Shang Jihao Wu (Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

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