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高灵敏度太赫兹探测模块低温杜瓦设计及力热特性研究

Design and Study on Mechanical and Thermal Properties of the Cryostat for High Sensitivity Terahertz Detection Module

  • 摘要: 高灵敏度太赫兹探测模块(High Sensitivity Terahertz Detection Module, HSTDM)是中国空间站巡天望远镜的科学载荷之一, 主要开展太赫兹天文观测任务. 该模块的核心是工作在10K温区的氮化铌超导隧道结(Superconductor - Insulator - Superconductor, SIS)混频器, 其低温制冷条件由满足空间应用的两级脉冲管制冷机提供. 能最大限度减小制冷机热负载的低温杜瓦是实现这一空间10K温区制冷环境的关键部件, 且需要适应火箭发射力学振动环境. 主要介绍了这一专用低温杜瓦的结构设计、力学特性仿真分析与试验测试以及热特性仿真分析. 低温杜瓦的基频为189.36Hz, 力学分析结果表明内部支撑结构最大应力小于材料的屈服应力, 振动试验结果表明低温杜瓦结构能够适应力学环境. 低温杜瓦内部结构对制冷机一级冷端的漏热量为1800mW, 对二级冷端的漏热量为20.6mW, 均小于制冷机的制冷量, 热分析结果表明低温杜瓦支撑结构的热设计满足隔热要求. 力热特性研究结果表明该低温杜瓦设计能够满足太赫兹探测模块的空间应用需求.

     

    Abstract: The High Sensitivity Terahertz Detection Module (HSTDM) is one of the scientific payloads of the China Space Station Survey Telescope, which mainly conducts terahertz astronomical observations. The core of the HSTDM is the NbN superconducting tunnel junction (Superconductor - Insulator - Superconductor (SIS)) mixer, operating at the temperature leq 10K, cooled by a space-qualified two-stage pulse tube refrigerator. The cryostat, which can minimize the heat load of the refrigerator, is a key component to realize the 10K refrigeration environment in space, and it needs to adapt to the mechanical vibration during launch. This paper mainly introduces the structural design, mechanical characteristics simulation analysis and actual measurement, and thermal characteristics simulation analysis of this special cryostat. The fundamental frequency of the cryostat is 189.36Hz. The mechanical analysis results demonstrate that the maximum stress of the support structures is lower than the yield stress of the materials. The vibration test results show that the cryostat can adapt to mechanical environments. The cryostat has a heat leakage of 1800mW to the first cold stage and 20.6mW to the second cold stage, both of which are less than the cooling power of the refrigerator. The thermal analysis results show that the thermal design of the cryostat satisfies the thermal insulation requirements. The research results demonstrate that the cryostat design can meet the space application requirements of the HSTDM.

     

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