Cryocoolers 10

Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
An Overview of the Performance and Maturity of Long Life Cryocoolers for Space Applications....Pages 1-19
Air Force Research Laboratory Cryocooler Technology Development....Pages 21-32
Endurance Evaluation of Long-Life Space Cryocoolers at AFRL—An Update....Pages 33-42
DARPA Low Cost Cryocooler Performance Testing: Preliminary Results....Pages 43-54
Development of Cryogenic Cooling Systems at the SR&DB in the Ukraine....Pages 55-58
Qualification Test Results for a Dual-Temperature Stirling Cryocooler....Pages 59-65
Progress Towards the Development of a 10K Closed Cycle Cooler for Space Use....Pages 67-76
Development of a Light Weight Linear Drive Cryocooler for Cryogenically Cooled Solid State Laser Systems....Pages 77-85
Low-Weight and Long-Life 65K Cooler....Pages 87-94
Thermal Performance of the Texas Instruments 1-W Linear Drive Cryocooler....Pages 95-104
Qualification of the BEI B512 Cooler, Part 1 - Environmental Tests....Pages 105-110
Use of Variable Reluctance Linear Motor for a Low Cost Stirling Cycle Cryocooler....Pages 111-118
AIRS PFM Pulse Tube Cooler System-Level Performance....Pages 119-128
Multispectral Thermal Imager (MTI) Space Cryocooler Development, Integration, and Test....Pages 129-138
IMAS Pulse Tube Cooler Development and Testing....Pages 139-147
Development of a 1 to 5 W at 80 K Stirling Pulse Tube Cryocooler....Pages 149-155
Development of a 2 W at 60 K Pulse Tube Cryocooler for Spaceborne Operation....Pages 157-161
Performance of a Two-Stage Pulse Tube Cryocooler for Space Applications....Pages 163-170
Development of Pulse Tube Cryocoolers for HTS Satellite Communications....Pages 171-179
A Pulse Tube Cryocooler for Telecommunications Applications....Pages 181-189
Design and Preliminary Testing of BEI’s CryoPulse 1000, the Commercial One Watt Pulse Tube Cooler....Pages 191-196
Optimal Design of a Compact Coaxial Miniature Pulse Tube Cooler....Pages 197-204
Performances of Two Types of Miniature Multi-Bypass Coaxial Pulse Tube Refrigerators....Pages 205-211
Development of a 5 to 20 W at 80 K GM Pulse Tube Cryocooler....Pages 213-220
Conceptual Design of Space Qualified 4K Pulse Tube Cryocooler....Pages 221-226
Performance Dependence of 4K Pulse Tube Cryocooler on Working Pressure....Pages 227-232
Research of Two-Stage Co-Axial Pulse Tube Coolers Driven by a Valveless Compressor....Pages 233-238
Experimental Investigation of a Unique Pulse Tube Expander Design....Pages 239-247
An Experimental Study on the Heat Transfer Characteristics of the Heat Exchangers in the Basic Pulse Tube Refrigerator....Pages 249-256
Double Vortex Tube as Heat Exchanger and Flow Impedance for a Pulse Tube Refrigerator....Pages 257-264
Investigations on Regenerative Heat Exchangers....Pages 265-274
Pressure Drop in Pulse Tube Cooler Components....Pages 275-280
Experimental Results on Inertance and Permanent Flow in Pulse Tube Coolers....Pages 281-290
Experimental Results of Pulse Tube Cooler with Inertance Tube as Phase Shifter....Pages 291-298
Observation of DC Flows in a Double Inlet Pulse Tube....Pages 299-305
Suppression of Acoustic Streaming in Tapered Pulse Tubes....Pages 307-313
Performance of a Tapered Pulse Tube....Pages 315-320
Numerical Study of Pulse Tube Flow....Pages 321-328
Visualization Study of the Local Flow Field in an Orifice and Double-Inlet Pulse Tube Refrigerator....Pages 329-336
Stability Study of Coaxial Pulse Tube Cooler Driven by Air Conditioning Compressor....Pages 337-342
Gas Contamination Effects on Pulse Tube Performance....Pages 343-350
Simple Two-Dimensional Corrections for One-Dimensional Pulse Tube Models....Pages 351-358
Pulse Tube Development Using Harmonic Simulations....Pages 359-367
Analysis of a Two Stage Pulse Tube Cooler by Modeling with Thermoacoustic Theory....Pages 369-377
Modeling Pulse Tube Coolers with the MS*2 Stirling Cycle Code....Pages 379-385
Experimental Verification of a Thermodynamic Model for a Pulse Tube Cryocooler....Pages 387-393
Measurements of Gas Temperature in a Pulse Tube Using the Planar Laser Raleigh Scattering Method....Pages 395-403
Mathematical Model of a Wave Cooler....Pages 405-411
Pulse Tube Modeling as a Means of Teaching the Design of Cryogenic Refrigerators....Pages 413-419
Design and Test of Low Capacity Reverse Brayton Cryocooler for Refrigeration at 35K and 60K....Pages 421-429
Reverse Brayton Cryocooler for NICMOS....Pages 431-438
Design and Qualification of Flight Electronics for the HST NICMOS Reverse Brayton Cryocooler....Pages 439-448
Flight Demonstration of the Ball Joule-Thomson Cryocooler....Pages 449-456
Design Optimization of the Throttle-Cycle Cooler with Mixed Refrigerant....Pages 457-465
Long-Life Cryocooler for 84-90 K....Pages 467-473
Mixed Gas J-T Cryocooler with Precooling Stage....Pages 475-479
Experimental Comparison of Mixed-Refrigerant Joule-Thomson Cryocoolers with Two Types of Counterflow Heat Exchangers....Pages 481-486
Multicomponent Gas Mixtures for J-T Cryocoolers....Pages 487-495
An Experimental Study and Numerical Simulation of Two-Phase Flow of Cryogenic Fluids through Micro-Channel Heat Exchanger....Pages 497-504
Hybrid 10 K Cryocooler for Space Applications....Pages 505-511
Design and Development of a 4K Mechanical Cooler....Pages 513-519
Life Test and Performance Testing of a 4K Cooler for Space Applications....Pages 521-528
Long-life 5–10 K Space Cryocooler System with Cold Accumulator....Pages 529-534
Periodic 10 K J-T Cryostat for Flight Demonstration....Pages 535-543
Characterization of Porous Metal Flow Restrictors for Use as the J-T Expander in Hydrogen Sorption Cryocoolers....Pages 545-552
Thermodynamic Considerations on a Microminiature Sorption Cooler....Pages 553-563
Fast Gas-Gap Heat Switch for a Microcooler....Pages 565-574
Development of a High Efficiency 0.5 W Class 4K GM Cryocooler....Pages 575-580
Development of a High Efficiency 4K GM Refrigerator....Pages 581-586
Analysis of a High Efficiency 4K GM Refrigerator Operating at a Lower Pressure Ratio....Pages 587-592
Numerical Simulation of 4K GM Refrigerator....Pages 593-602
Numerical Fluid Analysis of Pumping Loss....Pages 603-610
Multilayer Magnetic Regenerators with an Optimum Structure around 4.2K....Pages 611-620
Advances in Neodymium Ribbon Regenerator Materials....Pages 621-628
Gd-Zn Alloys as Active Magnetic Regenerator Materials for Magnetic Refrigeration....Pages 629-637
Magnetocaloric Properties of Gd 3 Al 2 ....Pages 639-645
Development of a Dilution Refrigerator for Low-Temperature Microgravity Experiments....Pages 647-653
Preliminary Experimental Results Using a Two Stage Superfluid Stirling Refrigerator....Pages 655-662
Investigation of Microscale Cryocoolers....Pages 663-670
Development of Advanced Cryogenic Integration Solutions....Pages 671-687
Cold Accumulators as a Way to Increase Lifetime and Cryosystem Temperature Range....Pages 689-696
Test Results of a Nitrogen Triple-Point Thermal Storage Unit....Pages 697-706
Optimal Integration of Binary Current Lead and Cryocooler....Pages 707-716
Cryogenic Systems Integration Model (CSIM)....Pages 717-722
Heat Rejection Effects on Cryocooler Performance Prediction....Pages 723-732
Cryocooler Working Medium Influence on Outgassing Rate....Pages 733-741
Accelerated Cryocooler Life Tests for Cryodeposit Failures....Pages 743-751
Thermal Resistance Across the Interstitial Material Kapton MT at Cryogenic Temperatures....Pages 753-759
Cryocooler Subsystem Integration for the High Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder (HIRDLS) Instrument....Pages 761-769
EMI Performance of the AIRS Cooler and Electronics....Pages 771-780
The Application and Integration of Mechanical Coolers....Pages 781-786
Cooling System for Space Application....Pages 787-790
Drive and Control System for a Stirling Cryocooler....Pages 791-793
Testing of Infrared Detectors Using a Zero Gravity Dilution Refrigerator....Pages 795-804
Design of a 90 K Cryogenic Passive Cooler for the IASI Instrument....Pages 805-814
Cryocoolers for Human and Robotic Missions to Mars....Pages 815-821
Design Considerations for Industrial Cryocoolers....Pages 823-828
Survey of Cryocoolers for Electronic Applications (C-SEA)....Pages 829-835
Construction and Tests of a High-Tc SQUID-Based Heart Scanner Cooled by Small Stirling Cryocoolers....Pages 837-846
Cryocooler Applications for High-Temperature Superconductor Magnetic Bearings....Pages 847-855
Advanced Cryocooler Cooling for MRI Systems....Pages 857-867
Back Matter....Pages 869-876