Cryocoolers 8

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Development for Space Use of BAe’s Improved Single-Stage Stirling Cycle Cooler for Applications in the Range 50–80 K....Pages 1-11
Space Cryogenic Refrigerator System (SCRS) Thermal Performance Test Results....Pages 13-22
Test Results for the Single-Stage Ball Flight Prototype Cooler....Pages 23-33
Long-Life Cryocooler Development Program for ASTER....Pages 35-46
Development of a Stirling Cryocooler Using Hydrodynamic Gas Bearings....Pages 47-53
Design, Performance, and Testing of the Lockheed-Developed Mechanical Cryocooler....Pages 55-67
Improved Standard Spacecraft Cryocooler Life Test for Space-Based Infrared Surveillance....Pages 69-76
Development of Stirling Cryocooler for Use In Space....Pages 77-84
NASA/GSFC 80 K Long-Life, Low Vibration Mechanical Cryocooler Performance Test Program Results....Pages 85-92
Multi-Stage Cryocooler for Space Applications....Pages 93-102
30 K Diaphragm Stirling Cryocooler Demonstration....Pages 103-112
Hughes Long-Life Linear Stirlings: A Status Report....Pages 113-120
Linear Drive Stirling Cryocoolers: Qualification and Life Testing Results....Pages 121-127
Dual Opposed Piston Stirling Cryocoolers for IR Systems....Pages 129-136
Space Qualification Program of a Signaal USFA Tactical Cooler for the Mars 1996 Space Mission....Pages 137-147
Performance Characterization of the Sunpower Cryocooler....Pages 149-161
Adaptation of Tactical Cryocoolers for Short Duration Space-Flight Missions....Pages 163-172
JPL Cryocooler Development and Test Program Overview....Pages 173-184
Thermal Performance of Stirling-Cycle Cryocoolers: A Comparison of JPL-Tested Coolers....Pages 185-195
Vibration Characteristics of Stirling Cycle Cryocoolers for Space Application....Pages 197-208
Cryocooler Electromagnetic Compatibility....Pages 209-220
NASA/GSFC Cryocooler Test Program Results for FY93/94....Pages 221-232
BAe 80 K Cryocooler Life Test for Space-Based Infrared Surveillance....Pages 233-240
A Method for Intrinsic Temperature Regulation of Miniature Stirling Coolers....Pages 241-246
Regenerator Optimization for Stirling Cycle Refrigeration, II....Pages 247-258
Friction Factors of Stacks of Perforated Regenerator Plates....Pages 259-268
Experimental Analysis of Heat Transfer Characteristics and Pressure Drop through Screen Regenerative Heat Exchangers....Pages 269-280
Sage: Object-Oriented Software for Cryocooler Design....Pages 281-292
Design Optimization of Linear-Arm Flexure Bearings....Pages 293-304
Spiral Flexure Bearing....Pages 305-311
Demonstration of a High Performance 35 K Pulse Tube Cryocooler....Pages 313-319
Experimental Investigation of a Linear, Orifice Pulse Tube Expander....Pages 321-328
Miniature Long-Life Space-Qualified Pulse Tube and Stirling Cryocoolers....Pages 329-336
Two-Stage Pulse Tube Refrigerator for 20 K Operation....Pages 337-343
Multi-Stage Pulse Tube Refrigerator for Temperatures below 4 K....Pages 345-352
Cooling Performance of a Prototype Miniature Pulse Tube Refrigerator with a Flexure Spring Compressor....Pages 353-358
Steady Secondary Momentum and Enthalpy Streaming in the Pulse Tube Refrigerator....Pages 359-369
A Model for Analyzing Ideal Double Inlet Pulse Tube Refrigerators....Pages 371-381
Effect of Pressure Wave Form on Pulse Tube Refrigerator Performance....Pages 383-393
Compact Four-Valve Pulse Tube Refrigerator in Coaxial Configuration....Pages 395-401
Pressure and Temperature Oscillations of Working Gas in a Pulse Tube Refrigerator....Pages 403-410
Analytical Model and Experimental Results of a Miniature Pulse Tube Refrigerator....Pages 411-416
MOPITT Stirling Cycle Cooler and Cooler Drive Electronics Evaluation....Pages 417-424
Development and Test of Low Vibration Cryocooler Electronics....Pages 425-435
Active Multi-Axis Vibration Cancellation for Split-Stirling Cryocoolers....Pages 437-448
Flight Hardware Implementation of a Feed-Forward Vibration Control System for Space Flight Cryocoolers....Pages 449-454
STRV Cryocooler Tip Motion Suppression....Pages 455-463
Reduction of the Vibration Generated by Stirling Cryocoolers Used for Cooling a High-Tc SQUID Magnetometer....Pages 465-474
Implementation and Test of the Control Algorithms for a Diaphragm Stirling 30 K Cryocooler....Pages 475-485
NASA IN-STEP Cryo System Experiment Flight Electronics for Spacecraft Cryocooler Control and Characterization....Pages 487-497
Single-Stage Reverse Brayton Cryocooler: Performance of the Engineering Model....Pages 499-506
Miniaturization of Components for Low Capacity Reverse Brayton Cryocoolers....Pages 507-515
Development Status of a 2.5 K – 4 K Closed-Cycle Cooler Suitable for Space Use....Pages 517-524
Qualification of a 4 K Mechanical Cooler for Space Applications....Pages 525-535
80 K Closed-Cycle Throttle Refrigerator....Pages 537-541
Joule-Thomson Cryocooler Development at Ball Aerospace....Pages 543-558
Phase Equilibria in Cryogenic Mixtures: Part II....Pages 559-567
Development of an Advanced Sorption Compressor and Its Application in a 125 K Cryocooler....Pages 569-579
Dynamic Simulation of a Periodic 10 K Sorption Cryocooler....Pages 581-599
Fabrication and Testing of the Metal Hydride Sorbent Bed Assembly for a Periodic 10 K Sorption Cryocooler....Pages 601-608
Ground Testing of a 10 K Sorption Cryocooler Flight Experiment (BETSCE)....Pages 609-621
Component Reliability Testing of Long-Life Sorption Cryocoolers....Pages 623-636
Development of a Magnetic Refrigerator Operating between 2 K and 10 K....Pages 637-646
Investigation of a Magnetically Augmented Cryogenic Refrigerator....Pages 647-656
Design of Active Magnetic Regenerative Stage Interfacing to a G-M Cryocooler....Pages 657-664
Experimental Results of an Efficient Active Magnetic Regenerator Refrigerator....Pages 665-676
Excellent Character of Multi-Layer Type Magnetic Regenerator near 4.2 K....Pages 677-683
New Ternary Magnetic Lanthanide Regenerator Materials for the Low-Temperature Stage of a Gifford-McMahon (G-M) Cryocooler....Pages 685-694
Cryogenic Systems Integration Model (CSIM)....Pages 695-707
Cryocooler Coldfinger Heat Interceptor....Pages 709-717
Cryogenic Capillary Pumped Loops: A Novel Cryocooler Integration Technology....Pages 719-730
A Thermal Switch for Use at Liquid Helium Temperature in Space-Borne Cryogenic Systems....Pages 731-741
Emerging Technologies for Cryocooler Interfaces....Pages 743-753
Modeling Thermal Contact Resistance....Pages 755-764
Perpendicular Loading as a Solution to the Problem of Building an All Purpose Cryogenic Interface....Pages 765-775
The Test Results of On-Board Refrigeration System with Low-Temperature Buffer Tank....Pages 777-783
A 4 K G-M Refrigerator for Direct Cooling of a 6 T NbTi Superconducting Magnet System....Pages 785-793
Improved Seal for a 4 K Gifford-McMahon Cryocooler....Pages 795-801
Shock and Vibration Test of a Two Stage Gifford-McMahon Cryocooler for Use in a U.S. Navy Magnetic Minesweeping System....Pages 803-813
Finite Element Shock Analysis of a Cryogenic Refrigerator....Pages 815-822
Variable Temperature Thermal Conductivity and Conductance Measurements Using a Gifford-McMahon Cryocooler....Pages 823-833
Application of Boreas Cryocoolers....Pages 835-843
Active Refrigeration for Space Astrophysics Missions....Pages 845-854
Design and Verification of Stirling Cooler Interfaces Suitable for Long-Lifetime, Space-Borne Sensor Systems....Pages 855-867
Lessons Learned during the Integration Phase of the NASA IN-STEP Cryo System Experiment....Pages 869-882
Ricor K506B Cryocooler Performance during the Clementine Mission and Ground Testing: A Status Report....Pages 883-892
High-Temperature Superconducting Space Experiment II (HTSSE II) Overview and Preliminary Cryocooler Integration Experience....Pages 893-900
The Application of Cryocoolers for Cooling a High-Tc SQUID Magnetometer....Pages 901-912
Cryocoolers and High-Temperature Superconductors: Advancing toward Commercial Appplications....Pages 913-917
NASA Advanced Refrigerator/Freezer Technology Development Project Overview....Pages 919-925
The Development And Verification of a Cryogenic Phase Change Thermal Storage Unit For Spacecraft Applications....Pages 927-940
ICE (Integrated Cooler Experiment) for COOLSAT....Pages 941-948
Commercial Low Cost Cryogenic Packaging for Linear Micro-Coolers....Pages 949-952
Back Matter....Pages 953-961