• Infrared and Laser Engineering
  • Vol. 51, Issue 12, 20220180 (2022)
Junlin Chen1、2, Xiaokun Wang1、2、*, Zhijiang Zeng1、2、*, Haiyong Zhu1、2, Peng Ji1、2, Hanzhe Wang2, and Xingjian Hu2
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratories of Transducer Technology, Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200083, China
  • 2Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200083, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/IRLA20220180 Cite this Article
    Junlin Chen, Xiaokun Wang, Zhijiang Zeng, Haiyong Zhu, Peng Ji, Hanzhe Wang, Xingjian Hu. Study on thermal characteristics of Dewar flexible shell structure for cryogenic optics[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2022, 51(12): 20220180 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic diagram of Dewar structure and irradiance
    Fig. 1. Schematic diagram of Dewar structure and irradiance
    Detector irradiance from stray light from the window cap at 300 K and 200 K
    Fig. 2. Detector irradiance from stray light from the window cap at 300 K and 200 K
    Schematic diagram of bellows size
    Fig. 3. Schematic diagram of bellows size
    Mechanics FEM model of test Dewar
    Fig. 4. Mechanics FEM model of test Dewar
    The figure of thermal network model
    Fig. 5. The figure of thermal network model
    Schematic diagram of heat leakage measurement of bellows
    Fig. 6. Schematic diagram of heat leakage measurement of bellows
    Schematic diagram of low temperature test of integrated detector Dewar coller assembly
    Fig. 7. Schematic diagram of low temperature test of integrated detector Dewar coller assembly
    Refrigeration Capacity of Cryocooler under Different Operating Conditions
    Fig. 8. Refrigeration Capacity of Cryocooler under Different Operating Conditions
    Flow chart of sinusoidal and random vibration test of integrated detector dewarcoller assembly
    Fig. 9. Flow chart of sinusoidal and random vibration test of integrated detector dewarcoller assembly
    ItemsDesign requirements (Dewar heat load 1 W@55 K@195 K)
    Temperature difference between vessel and window cap≥18 K
    Thermal resistance of bellows (77 K)800 K/W
    Random vibration condition 20-100 +3 dB/oct 100-600 0.01946 g2/Hz 600-2 000 -9 dB/oct
    Table 1. Design requirements
    ItemsDesign parametersItemsDesign parameters
    Wall thickness/mm0.1InsideVacuum
    Material/L316OutsideAtmosphere
    Wave pitch/mm0.85Stroke/mm4
    Wave number26ShaftØ30
    Leak rate (He)/Torr·s−1<1E-10Setting directionVertical
    Size0.D.46×I.D.33ShapeV
    Table 2. Design parameters of bellows
    NameMaterialDensity/kg·m−3Elastic modulus/GPaSpecific heat capacity/J·kg−1·K−1
    Cylindrical shell304 L8050200409
    Bellows316 L8050200409
    EnclosureKavar8360142352
    Table 3. Materials and properties of each part of the model
    ModeFrequency/Hz
    1450.5
    2469.13
    3562.14
    41381.4
    51398.8
    Table 4. Result of modal analysis
    Cryocooler working conditionTemperature of detector/KSolid heat leakage/mWRadiant heat leakage/mWThermal loads of Dewar/mW
    Normal temperature condition (pulse tube @23 °C) 6067310001673
    High temperature conditions (pulse 263 K, window cap 228 K) 60456306762
    55471305776
    Low temperature conditions (pulse 228 K, window cap 193 K) 60375169544
    55387170557
    50404171575
    Table 5. Thermal loads of Dewar
    Q/W T1/K T2/K T/K Thermal resistance/K·W−1Theoretical thermal resistance/K·W−1Deviation
    074.45153.579.05
    0.10177.6193115.41142.5741 83137%
    Table 6. Determination of thermal resistance of bellows
    Cryocooler working condition Temperature of detector/K Dewar leakage heat/mWDetector power consumption /mW Total load/mWTemperature of window cap/K Temperature of Hot end bellows/K Temperature of Cold end bellows/K Cooler power consumption/Wac Insulation effect of bellows/K
    Normal temperature condition (Pulse tube @296 K) 6016730167329629629699
    High temperature conditions (pulse 263 K, window cap 228 K) 607620762229.84267.71230.4952.0837.22
    607626001362225.5265.81226.769.0639.11
    557766001376223.21263.94224.3589.139.59
    557760776221.88263.4222.4761.640.93
    Low temperature conditions (pulse 228 K, window cap 193 K) 605440544214.56253.16215.5246.8437.64
    605446001144194.08241.87195.760.7746.17
    555576001157193.27243.52194.6172.7448.91
    555570557192.83242.31194.2556.5248.06
    505750575192.43241.04194.4165.7246.63
    505756001175192.1241.48193.294.9448.28
    Table 7. Low temperature test data of integrated detector dewarcoller assembly
    Refrigerator working conditionTemperature of detector/KBefore mechanical testAfter mechanical test
    Cooler power consumption/WacInsulation effect of bellows/KCooler power consumption/WacInsulation effect of bellows/K
    High temperature conditions (pulse 263 K, window cap 228 K)6052.0837.2252.1137.33
    6069.0639.1169.6139.42
    5589.139.5988.9239.83
    5561.640.9361.4841.09
    Low temperature conditions (pulse 228 K, window cap 193 K)6046.8437.6447.0737.87
    6060.7746.1760.5946.49
    5572.7448.9172.6649.15
    5556.5248.0656.8048.01
    5065.7246.6365.5947.10
    5094.9448.2894.6648.57
    Table 8. Comparison of data before and after mechanical test
    Junlin Chen, Xiaokun Wang, Zhijiang Zeng, Haiyong Zhu, Peng Ji, Hanzhe Wang, Xingjian Hu. Study on thermal characteristics of Dewar flexible shell structure for cryogenic optics[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2022, 51(12): 20220180
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