Advanced Light-Weight Solid State Laser Cooling System (High Power Solid State Laser)

System and component level advancements will be investigated for the Laser Refrigeration System. Opportunities available for significant performance improvement will be evaluated including, for example, those potentially resulting from the use of a turbodynamic refrigerant compressor, a high speed scroll compressor, a pressure recover expander, and water evaporative cooling augmentation. Limitations of existing commercial refrigeration components, and those previously used in the LRS, will be identified with respect to weight, efficiency, and size. System level concepts that recognize, and take advantage of, the short duration of the maximum cooling load will be investigated, such as use of battery power storage. Yankee Scientific will apply its extensive experience with a wide range of commercial and military thermal systems development, design, and application to identify an advanced system concept that is practical to develop and economic to deploy and support.