Principle of operation
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in the bottom cylinder space, volume 2, is the useful refrigeration process of
the cycle.
4. Exhaust stroke
With the outlet valve open, the displacer moves from the top to the bottom of
the cylinder, displacing fluid from volume 2, below, to volume 1, above the dis-
placer. As it flows through the regenerator, the fluid is heated by the matrix to
near ambient temperature. This process cools the matrix ready for the gas en-
tering in the next cycle.
compressor
high pressure
reservoir
low pressure
reservoir
inlet
valve
outlet
valve
displacer
seal
volume 2
volume 1
regenerator
cold
heat
exchanger
cooling water or air
ambient
Figure 3.6. Gifford-McMahon cycle refrigerator