21–25 Jul 2019
Connecticut Convention Center, Level 6
US/Eastern timezone

C1Po1C-01 [05]: Development of a kW-class Stirling cryocooler for liquefaction of natural gas

22 Jul 2019, 09:00
2h
Level 6, Cryo Expo Exhibit Hall

Level 6, Cryo Expo Exhibit Hall

Poster Presentation C1Po1C - Stirling and VM Coolers

Speaker

Dr Jiho Park (Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials)

Description

Our research group has developed a kW-class Stirling cryocooler. The Stirling cryocooler adopts a ‘gamma-type’ configuration operated with a linear compressor. The cold-end of the Stirling cryocooler is equipped with a heat exchanger that can accept and eventually liquefy natural gas (NG). The liquefied natural gas (LNG) is stored in an auxiliary reservoir. In this research paper, the experiments as a proof of concept has been carried out. The Stirling cryocooler has been sorely tested prior to adopting the heat exchanger as the aforementioned above. It has been confirmed that the Stirling cryocooler can exert over 1 kW cooling capacity at 110 K cold-end temperature with 9 kW compressor input. This research paper mainly focuses on (1) relevant technical issues during the cooler development process and (2) demonstrating the liquefaction of argon gas (instead of using NG for the sake of safety regulation). The system presented in this paper, therefore, can be a good candidate for a small-scale liquefier does not require oil-involved maintenance.

Primary author

Dr Jiho Park (Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials)

Co-authors

Dr Sehwan In (Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials) Dr Junseok Ko (Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials) Dr Hyobong Kim (Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials) Dr Yongju Hong (Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials) Dr Hankil Yeom (Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials) Dr Seongje Park (Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials)

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