Cryocoolers 10, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999

Cryocoolers 10 is the premier archival publication of the latest advances and performance of small cryogenic refrigerators designed to provide localized cooling for military, space, semi-conductor, medical, computing, and high-temperature superconductor cryogenic applications in the 2-200 K temperature range. Composed of papers written by leading engineers and scientists in the field, Cryocoolers 10 reports the most recent advances in cryocooler development, contains extensive performance test results and comparisons, and relates the latest experience in integrating cryocoolers into advanced applications.

Government Cryocooler Development and Test Programs.- An Overview of the Performance and Maturity of Long Life Cryocoolers for Space Applications.- Air Force Research Laboratory Cryocooler Technology Development.- Endurance Evaluation of Long-Life Space Cryocoolers at AFRL—An Update.- DARPA Low Cost Cryocooler Performance Testing: Preliminary Results.- Development of Cryogenic Cooling Systems at the SR&DB in the Ukraine.- Stirling Cryocooler Developments.- Qualification Test Results for a Dual-Temperature Stirling Cryocooler.- Progress Towards the Development of a 10K Closed Cycle Cooler for Space Use.- Development of a Light Weight Linear Drive Cryocooler for Cryogenically Cooled Solid State Laser Systems.- Low-Weight and Long-Life 65K Cooler.- Thermal Performance of the Texas Instruments 1-W Linear Drive Cryocooler.- Qualification of the BEI B512 Cooler, Part 1 - Environmental Tests.- Use of Variable Reluctance Linear Motor for a Low Cost Stirling Cycle Cryocooler.- Pulse Tube Cryocooler Developments.- AIRS PFM Pulse Tube Cooler System-Level Performance.- Multispectral Thermal Imager (MTI) Space Cryocooler Development, Integration, and Test.- IMAS Pulse Tube Cooler Development and Testing.- Development of a 1 to 5 W at 80 K Stirling Pulse Tube Cryocooler.- Development of a 2 W at 60 K Pulse Tube Cryocooler for Spaceborne Operation.- Performance of a Two-Stage Pulse Tube Cryocooler for Space Applications.- Development of Pulse Tube Cryocoolers for HTS Satellite Communications.- A Pulse Tube Cryocooler for Telecommunications Applications.- Design and Preliminary Testing of BEI’s CryoPulse 1000, the Commercial One Watt Pulse Tube Cooler.- Pulse Tube Cryocooler configuration Investigations.- Optimal Design of a Compact Coaxial Miniature Pulse Tube Cooler.- Performances of Two Types of Miniature Multi-Bypass Coaxial Pulse Tube Refrigerators.- Development of a 5 to 20 W at 80 K GM Pulse Tube Cryocooler.- Conceptual Design of Space Qualified 4K Pulse Tube Cryocooler.- Performance Dependence of 4K Pulse Tube Cryocooler on Working Pressure.- Research of Two-Stage Co-Axial Pulse Tube Coolers Driven by a Valveless Compressor.- Experimental Investigation of a Unique Pulse Tube Expander Design.- An Experimental Study on the Heat Transfer Characteristics of the Heat Exchangers in the Basic Pulse Tube Refrigerator.- Double Vortex Tube as Heat Exchanger and Flow Impedance for a Pulse Tube Refrigerator.- Investigations on Regenerative Heat Exchangers.- Pressure Drop in Pulse Tube Cooler Components.- Pulse Tube Flow and Operational Stability Investigations.- Experimental Results on Inertance and Permanent Flow in Pulse Tube Coolers.- Experimental Results of Pulse Tube Cooler with Inertance Tube as Phase Shifter.- Observation of DC Flows in a Double Inlet Pulse Tube.- Suppression of Acoustic Streaming in Tapered Pulse Tubes.- Performance of a Tapered Pulse Tube.- Numerical Study of Pulse Tube Flow.- Visualization Study of the Local Flow Field in an Orifice and Double-Inlet Pulse Tube Refrigerator.- Stability Study of Coaxial Pulse Tube Cooler Driven by Air Conditioning Compressor.- Gas Contamination Effects on Pulse Tube Performance.- Pulse Tube Modeling and Diagnostic Measurements.- Simple Two-Dimensional Corrections for One-Dimensional Pulse Tube Models.- Pulse Tube Development Using Harmonic Simulations.- Analysis of a Two Stage Pulse Tube Cooler by Modeling with Thermoacoustic Theory.- Modeling Pulse Tube Coolers with the MS*2 Stirling Cycle Code.- Experimental Verification of a Thermodynamic Model for a Pulse Tube Cryocooler.- Measurements of Gas Temperature in a Pulse Tube Using the Planar Laser Raleigh Scattering Method.- Mathematical Model of a Wave Cooler.- Pulse Tube Modeling as a Means of Teaching the Design of Cryogenic Refrigerators.- Brayton Cryocooler Developments.- Design and Test of Low Capacity Reverse Brayton Cryocooler for Refrigeration at 35K and 60K.- Reverse Brayton Cryocooler for NICMOS.- Design and Qualification of Flight Electronics for the HST NICMOS Reverse Brayton Cryocooler.- J-T and Throttle-Cycle Cryocooler Developments.- Flight Demonstration of the Ball Joule-Thomson Cryocooler.- Design Optimization of the Throttle-Cycle Cooler with Mixed Refrigerant.- Long-Life Cryocooler for 84-90 K.- Mixed Gas J-T Cryocooler with Precooling Stage.- Experimental Comparison of Mixed-Refrigerant Joule-Thomson Cryocoolers with Two Types of Counterflow Heat Exchangers.- Multicomponent Gas Mixtures for J-T Cryocoolers.- An Experimental Study and Numerical Simulation of Two-Phase Flow of Cryogenic Fluids through Micro-Channel Heat Exchanger.- Hybrid J-T Cryocooler Systems for Operation at 4–10 K.- Hybrid 10 K Cryocooler for Space Applications.- Design and Development of a 4K Mechanical Cooler.- Life Test and Performance Testing of a 4K Cooler for Space Applications.- Long-life 5–10 K Space Cryocooler System with Cold Accumulator.- sorption Cryocooler Developments.- Periodic 10 K J-T Cryostat for Flight Demonstration.- Characterization of Porous Metal Flow Restrictors for Use as the J-T Expander in Hydrogen Sorption Cryocoolers.- Thermodynamic Considerations on a Microminiature Sorption Cooler.- Fast Gas-Gap Heat Switch for a Microcooler.- GM Refrigerators and Low-Temperature Regenerators.- Development of a High Efficiency 0.5 W Class 4K GM Cryocooler.- Development of a High Efficiency 4K GM Refrigerator.- Analysis of a High Efficiency 4K GM Refrigerator Operating at a Lower Pressure Ratio.- Numerical Simulation of 4K GM Refrigerator.- Numerical Fluid Analysis of Pumping Loss.- Multilayer Magnetic Regenerators with an Optimum Structure around 4.2K.- Advances in Neodymium Ribbon Regenerator Materials.- Gd-Zn Alloys as Active Magnetic Regenerator Materials for Magnetic Refrigeration.- Magnetocaloric Properties of Gd3Al2.- Advanced Refrigeration Cycles and Developments.- Development of a Dilution Refrigerator for Low-Temperature Microgravity Experiments.- Preliminary Experimental Results Using a Two Stage Superfluid Stirling Refrigerator.- Investigation of Microscale Cryocoolers.- Cryocooler Integration and Test Technologies.- Development of Advanced Cryogenic Integration Solutions.- Cold Accumulators as a Way to Increase Lifetime and Cryosystem Temperature Range.- Test Results of a Nitrogen Triple-Point Thermal Storage Unit.- Optimal Integration of Binary Current Lead and Cryocooler.- Cryogenic Systems Integration Model (CSIM).- Heat Rejection Effects on Cryocooler Performance Prediction.- Cryocooler Working Medium Influence on Outgassing Rate.- Accelerated Cryocooler Life Tests for Cryodeposit Failures.- Thermal Resistance Across the Interstitial Material Kapton MT at Cryogenic Temperatures.- space Cryocooler Applications.- Cryocooler Subsystem Integration for the High Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder (HIRDLS) Instrument.- EMI Performance of the AIRS Cooler and Electronics.- The Application and Integration of Mechanical Coolers.- Cooling System for Space Application.- Drive and Control System for a Stirling Cryocooler.- Testing of Infrared Detectors Using a Zero Gravity Dilution Refrigerator.- Design of a 90 K Cryogenic Passive Cooler for the IASI Instrument.- Cryocoolers for Human and Robotic Missions to Mars.- Commercial Cryocooler Applications.- Design Considerations for Industrial Cryocoolers.- Survey of Cryocoolers for Electronic Applications (C-SEA).- Construction and Tests of a High-Tc SQUID-Based Heart Scanner Cooled by Small Stirling Cryocoolers.- Cryocooler Applications for High-Temperature Superconductor Magnetic Bearings.- Advanced Cryocooler Cooling for MRI Systems.