Overview
- Editors:
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Ronald G. Ross
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
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Table of contents (105 chapters)
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Space Cryocooler Applications
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- D. R. Ladner, R. Radebaugh, P. E. Bradley, M. Lewis, P. Kittel, J. H. Xiao
Pages 777-787
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Commercial Cryocooler Applications
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- A. P. Rijpma, H. J. M. ter Brake, H. J. Holland, H. Rogalla
Pages 789-797
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- H.Z. Dang, Y.L. Ju, J.T. Liang, Y. Zhou
Pages 799-804
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- R.A. Ackermann, D.A. Grey, S. Funayama, K. Ito
Pages 805-811
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- J. Good, S. Hodgson, R. Mitchell, R. Hall
Pages 813-816
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Back Matter
Pages 817-825
About this book
The last two years have witnessed a continuation in the breakthrough shift toward pulse tube cryocoolers for long-life, high-reliability cryocooler applications. One class of pulse tubes that has reached maturity is referred to as “Stirling type” because they are based on the linear Oxford Stirling-cooler type compressor; these generally provide cooling in the 30 to 100 K temperature range and operate at frequencies from 30 to 60 Hz. The other type of pulse tube cooler making great advances is the so-called “Gifford-McMahon type. ” Pulse tube coolers of this type use a G-M type compressor and lower frequency operation to achieve temperatures in the 2 to 10 K temperature range. Nearly a third of this proceedings covers these new developments in the pulse tube arena. Complementing the work on low-temperature pulse tubes is substantial continued progress on rare earth regenerator materials and Gifford-McMahon coolers. These technologies continue to make great progress in opening up the 2 - 4 K market. Also in the commercial sector, continued interest is being shown in the development of long-life, low-cost cryocoolers for the emerging high temperature superconductor electronics market, particularly the cellular telephone base-station market. At higher temperature levels, closed-cycle J-T or throttle-cycle refrigerators are taking advantage of mixed refrigerant gases to achieve low-cost cryocooler systems in the 65 to 80 K temperature range.
Editors and Affiliations
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
Ronald G. Ross