Regenerative refrigerator

Inactive Publication Date: 2011-03-17
SUMITOMO HEAVY IND LTD
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However, when aluminum or its alloy, which is relatively low in hardness, is used for a sliding surface of the rotary valve, the sliding surface is subjected in advance to surface modification by anodizing, and is thereafter subjected to polish finishing.

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[0092]Aluminum alloy disks (50 mm in diameter and 7 mm in thickness) were prepared, and were anodized by a common method. By anodizing, the hardness of the aluminum alloy disks increased from pre-anodizing 150 Hv to approximately 500 Hv. Next, these treated (anodized) surfaces were subjected to mechanical polishing. The arithmetic average roughness Ra of the surfaces was measured to be approximately 0.08 μm.

[0093]FIG. 6 illustrates electron microscope photographs of a polished surface. In FIG. 4, (a) is a photograph of low magnification (200-fold magnification), and (b) is a photograph of high magnification (3000-fold magnification). FIG. 6 shows that while the processed surface is relatively smooth, sharply-pointed “edge-like” projecting portions are formed linearly along the same direction partly on the surface.

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[0094]The same as in Example 1, aluminum alloy disks (50 mm in diameter and 7 mm in thickness) were anodized, and thereafter, their surfaces were further subjected to shot peening using alumina particles of 30 μm to 50 μm in particle size. The arithmetic average roughness Ra of the processed surfaces was measured to be approximately 0.79 μm (a value determined by the above-described method).

[0095]FIG. 7 illustrates electron microscope photographs of an obtained surface. In FIG. 7, (a) is a photograph of low magnification (200-fold magnification), and (b) is a photograph of high magnification (3000-fold magnification). FIG. 7 shows that the processed surface is uneven with numerous relatively-large projecting and depressed portions. However, such sharply-pointed “edge-like” projecting portions as in FIG. 6 were not observed, and it is shown that projecting portions have a relatively round form.

[0096]Next, a Ni plating film was provided on the surfaces of the aluminum alloy disks subj...

example 3

[0109]The same as in Example 1, aluminum alloy disks (50 mm in diameter and 7 mm in thickness) were anodized, and thereafter, their surfaces were further subjected to shot peening using alumina particles of 30 μm to 50 μm in particle size. The arithmetic average roughness Ra of the processed surfaces was measured to be approximately 0.2 μm (a value determined by the above-described method).

[0110]FIG. 11 illustrates electron microscope photographs of an obtained surface. In FIG. 11, (a) is a photograph of low magnification (200-fold magnification), and (b) is a photograph of high magnification (3000-fold magnification).

[0111][Evaluation Test 2]

[0112]The above-described abrasion test (ring-on-disk test) was conducted using the aluminum alloy disks of Examples 1 and 3 and a resin ring. A resin formed of the three materials of polyether sulfone (PES), wholly aromatic polyester (WAPE), and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) was used for the resin ring. The resin ring was 37 mm in diameter an...

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Abstract

A regenerative refrigerator includes a compressor compressing working fluid; a cylinder fed with the compressed working fluid, containing a regenerator material, and having an expansion space; and a rotary valve to switch a first passage and a second passage formed to cause the working fluid to flow from the compressor to the expansion space and from the expansion space to the compressor, respectively. The working fluid expands in the expansion space to generate cold temperatures in the cylinder. The rotary valve includes a valve body having a first flat surface; and a valve plate having a second flat surface and configured to rotate with the first and second flat surfaces in surface contact. One of the first and second flat surfaces has an arithmetic average roughness of 0.1 μm to 0.9 μm. The other one of the first and second flat surfaces includes resin.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]The present application is based upon and claims the benefit of priority of Japanese Patent Application No. 2009-212348, filed on Sep. 14, 2009, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates generally to refrigerators, and more particularly to a regenerative refrigerator capable of switching the feeding of working fluid to a cylinder and the discharging of the working fluid from the cylinder using a rotary valve.[0004]In the present invention, the “regenerative refrigerator” may mean refrigerators in general that generates coldness (cold temperatures) such as cryogenic temperatures in a cylinder containing a regenerator material through an adiabatic expansion of working fluid flowing into the cylinder, such as a Gifford-McMahon (GM) refrigerator, a pulse tube refrigerator, and a Solvay refrigerator.[0005]2. Description of the R...

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IPC IPC(8): F25B9/00
CPCY10T29/49359F25B9/14F25B2309/006
InventorISHIZUKA, MASAYUKITATEISHI, YUICHIXU, MINGYAONAKANO, KYOSUKE
OwnerSUMITOMO HEAVY IND LTD