Measurement of Cryogenic Thermal Contact Resistance of Brass by Lamination Method

Abstract

Prior studies on cryogenic thermal contact resistance (TCR) measurement mainly focus on liquid nitrogen temperature region and above. There are limited solid TCR data in the lower temperature region. The present measurement is based on an RDK-408D2 two-stage G-M cryogenic refrigerator. By using the laminated method, the TCR data of brass samples in the temperature range of 10—30 K at different roughnesses and preloads are measured and the influence of different factors on TCR is discussed. The results show that the TCR of the brass contact surface in this temperature zone is between 6.89×10-4 and 1.86×10-2 m2·W/K. With a smaller roughness of the contact surface, higher temperature, and greater pre-tightening force, the TCR becomes smaller. This behavior is consistent with the conventional qualitative understanding. The above cryogenic experimental data can provide certain support for the calculation of TCR for related cryogenic application design.

Keywords

• thermal contact resistance (tcr)
• cryogenic
• cryocooler
• brass
• lamination method
• measurement