Cryocoolers 11

Military Space Cryogenic Cooling Requirements for the 21st Century....Pages 1-9
Status of Programs for the DoD Family of Linear Drive Cryogenic Coolers for Weapon Systems....Pages 11-16
Air Force Research Laboratory Cryocooler Characterization and Endurance Update....Pages 17-25
Air Force Research Laboratory Cryocooler Reliability Initiatives....Pages 27-33
Protoflight Spacecraft Cryocooler Performance Results....Pages 35-43
Characterization of Raytheon’s 60 K 2W Protoflight Spacecraft Cryocooler....Pages 45-53
The Development of a 10 K Closed Cycle Stirling Cooler for Space Use....Pages 55-61
Development of a 12 K Stirling Cycle Precooler for a 6 K Hybrid Cooler System....Pages 63-68
Thermodynamic Optimization of Multi-Stage Cryocoolers....Pages 69-78
The Advent of Low Cost Cryocoolers....Pages 79-86
Performance and Reliability Improvements in a Low-Cost Stirling Cycle Cryocooler....Pages 87-95
Development of a Long-Life Stirling Cryocooler....Pages 97-102
Flexure Springs Applied to Low-Cost Linear Drive Cryocoolers....Pages 103-110
High Reliability Coolers under Development at Signaal-USFA....Pages 111-118
Development of a Long-Life Stirling Pulse Tube Cryocooler for a Superconducting Filter Subsystem....Pages 119-124
Development of a 5W at 65 K Air-Cooled Pulse Tube Cryocooler....Pages 125-129
TES FPC Flight Pulse Tube Cooler System....Pages 131-138
The AIM Space Cryocooler Program....Pages 139-144
Miniature Pulse Tube Cryocooler for Space Applications....Pages 145-154
Gamma-Ray Pulse Tube Cooler Development and Testing....Pages 155-162
High Efficiency Pulse Tube Cooler....Pages 163-167
High Performance Flight Cryocooler Compressor....Pages 169-174
Vibration Reduction in Balanced Linear Compressors....Pages 175-182
95 K High Efficiency Cryocooler Program....Pages 183-188
Design and Test of the NIST/Lockheed Martin Miniature Pulse Tube Flight Cryocooler....Pages 189-198
Low-Cost Pulse Tube Liquefier for In-Situ Resource Utilization....Pages 199-203
Performance Characteristics of a 4 K Pulse Tube in Current Applications....Pages 205-212
Experimental Study of a 4 K Pulse Tube Cryocooler....Pages 213-219
GM-Type Two-Stage Pulse Tube Cooler with High Efficiency....Pages 221-227
Developments on Single and Double Stage GM Type Pulse Tube Cryorefrigerators....Pages 229-233
30 – 50 K Single Stage Pulse Tube Refrigerator for HTS Applications....Pages 235-241
Two-Stage 4 K Pulse Tube Refrigerator....Pages 243-247
Compressor-Specific Design of a Single Stage Pulse Tube Refrigerator....Pages 249-257
A Novel Multi-Stage Expander Concept....Pages 259-263
Numerical Study of a New Type of 4 K GM/PT Hybrid Refrigerator....Pages 265-272
Thermally Actuated 3 He Pulse Tube Cooler....Pages 273-280
Investigation of Helium and Nitrogen Mixtures in a Pulse Tube Refrigerator....Pages 281-289
Pulse Tube Refrigeration with a Combined Cooling and Freezing Cycle for HTSC Devices....Pages 291-299
Experimental Investigation of a Pulse Tube Refrigerator Driven by a Thermoacoustic Prime Mover....Pages 301-307
Design, Development, and Operation of a Thermo-Acoustic Refrigerator Cooling to below −60 °C....Pages 309-316
Design of a Miniature Pulse Tube Refrigerator....Pages 317-326
Investigation of a Single Stage Four-Valve Pulse Tube Refrigerator for High Cooling Power....Pages 327-336
Analysis and Experimental Research of a Multi-Bypass Version Pulse Tube Refrigerator....Pages 337-343
Experimental Study of the Heat Transfer in Pulse Tubes....Pages 345-351
Shuttle Loss in Pulse Tubes....Pages 353-362
Numerical Study of Gas Dynamics Inside of a Pulse Tube Refrigerator....Pages 363-369
Visualization of DC Gas Flows in a Double-Inlet Pulse Tube Refrigerator with a Second Orifice Valve....Pages 371-379
A Gifford-McMahon Cycle Cryocooler below 2K....Pages 381-386
High Efficiency, Single-Stage GM Cryorefrigerators Optimized for 20 to 40K....Pages 387-392
Remote Cooling with a G-M Cryocooler by Use of Cold Electromagnetic Valves Driving an External Flow Loop....Pages 393-400
Optimum Intermediate Temperatures of Two-Stage Gifford-McMahon Type Coolers....Pages 401-408
Regenerator Behavior with Heat Input or Removal at Intermediate Temperatures....Pages 409-418
Measurement of Heat Conduction through Metal Spheres....Pages 419-425
Innovative Technology for Low Temperature Regenerators....Pages 427-432
Ductile, High Heat Capacity, Magnetic Regenerator Alloys for the 10 to 80 K Temperature Range....Pages 433-441
Low Temperature Properties of HoSb, DySb, and GdSb....Pages 443-448
Manufacturing Considerations for Rare Earth Powders Used in Cryocooler and Magnetic Refrigerator Applications....Pages 449-455
Magnetothermal Properties of Polycrystalline Gd 2 In....Pages 457-464
New Regenerator Material for Sub-4 K Cryocoolers....Pages 465-473
New Regenerator Materials for Use in Pulse Tube Coolers....Pages 475-480
Advanced Developments for Low Temperature Turbo-Brayton Cryocoolers....Pages 481-488
Life and Reliability Characteristics of Turbo-Brayton Coolers....Pages 489-497
A Flexible Turbo-Brayton Cryocooler Model....Pages 499-504
A 10 K Cryocooler for Space Applications....Pages 505-511
Modern Trends in Designing Small-Scale Throttle-Cycle Coolers Operating with Mixed Refrigerants....Pages 513-521
Thermodynamic Analysis of a Mixed-Refrigerant Auto-Cascade J-T Cryocooler with Distributed Heat Loads....Pages 523-530
PLANCK Sorption Cooler Initial Compressor Element Performance Tests....Pages 531-540
Sizing and Dynamic Performance Prediction Tools for 20 K Hydrogen Sorption Cryocoolers....Pages 541-549
165 K Microcooler Operating with a Sorption Compressor and a Micromachined Cold Stage....Pages 551-560
Double Stage Helium Sorption Coolers....Pages 561-566
Sub-Kelvin Sorption Coolers for Space Application....Pages 567-576
Closed-Cycle Cooling of Infrared Detectors to 0.25 K for the Polatron....Pages 577-586
A Continuous Adiabatic Demagnetization Refrigerator for Use with Mechanical Coolers....Pages 587-595
Reaching 96 mK by a Pulse-Tube Precooled Adiabatic Demagnetization Refrigerator....Pages 597-604
Dissipation in Metal Welded Bellows and Its Consequences for Sub-Kelvin Refrigerators....Pages 605-612
Design and Predicted Performance of an Optical Cryocooler for a Focal Plane Application....Pages 613-620
Optical Refrigeration Using Anti-Stokes Fluorescence from Molecular Dyes....Pages 621-629
Solid-State Optical Cooler Developments....Pages 631-636
Cryocooler Reliability and Redundancy Considerations for Long-Life Space Missions....Pages 637-648
Space Cryocooler Contamination Lessons Learned and Recommended Control Procedures....Pages 649-657
Cryocooler Contamination Study: Temperature Dependence of Outgassing....Pages 659-664
BAE’s Life Test Results on Various Linear Coolers and Their Correlation with a First Order Life Estimation Method....Pages 665-671
Initial Observations from the Disassembly and Inspection of the TRW 3503 and Creare SSRB....Pages 673-679
Cryogenic Material Properties Database....Pages 681-687
Experimental Results on the Thermal Contact Conductance of Ag-Filled Epoxied Junctions at Cryogenic Temperatures....Pages 689-697
A Fail-Safe Experiment Stand for Cryocooler Characterization....Pages 699-705
Development and Testing of a Gimbal Thermal Transport System....Pages 707-717
Cryocooler Interface System....Pages 719-728
Development and Testing of a High Performance Cryogenic Thermal Switch....Pages 729-738
Thermally Conductive Vibration Isolation System for Cryocoolers....Pages 739-748
Advanced Cryogenic Integration and Cooling Technology for Space-Based Long Term Cryogen Storage....Pages 749-758
MOPITT On-Orbit Stirling Cycle Cooler Performance....Pages 759-768
HIRDLS Instrument Flight Cryocooler Subsystem Integration and Acceptance Testing....Pages 769-773
Low-Temperature, Low-Vibration Cryocooler for Next Generation Space Telescope Instruments....Pages 775-782
Considerations in Applying Open Cycle J-T Cryostats to Cryosurgery....Pages 783-792
Interference Characterization of Cryocoolers for a High-Tc SQUID-Based Fetal Heart Monitor....Pages 793-802
Vapor Precooling in a Pulse Tube Liquefier....Pages 803-807
Terrestrial Applications of Zero-Boil-Off Cryogen Storage....Pages 809-816