Cryocooler Vibrations

Sponsor: 
http://www.chartindustries.com/

Purpose

  • Minimize vibrations of the cryocooler for operation in sensitive environments.

Cryocooler

 

Objectives

  • Determine forces at the coldhead and PWG in X, Y & Z directions under four different conditions
    • Massive and Isolated Mounting
    • Rigid and Flexible Transfer Lines

Acomplishments

  • Successful  three axis characterization of forces: two components, two cooler configurations, two mount/ support configurations
  • Dynamic model used to compute an equivalent forcing function

Dynamic model

 

 

 

 

Focus Area: 
Reliability and Test Systems
Project Type: 
Product Development
Chief Engineer: