Abstract
A single-stage pulse tube cooler has been designed and constructed that significantly advances the state-of-the-art of pulse tube cooler efficiency. The cooler produces 1 watt of cooling at 35 K for 200 watts of input power to the compressor at its design point. A head-to-head balanced flexure-bearing design, the compressor operates into a common compression chamber ported to the cold head. The cold head is a design configuration originally pioneered by TRW. The cooler has been packaged for space-flight applications and is being delivered to the Air Force Phillips Laboratory for indefinite life testing. Operation of the cooler is described and thermal performance test data is presented.
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Burt, W.W., Chan, C.K. (1995). Demonstration of a High Performance 35 K Pulse Tube Cryocooler. In: Ross, R.G. (eds) Cryocoolers 8. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9888-3_31
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