SBIR/STTR Research Award
High Effectiveness Regenerators for Very Low Temperature Cryocooler
Award amount
$61,992Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1994Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Missile Defense Agency
- Recipient company
- General Pneumatics Corporation
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
REGENERATORS THERMOFLUID CRYOREFRIGERATORS THE NEW TYPE OF REGENERATORS PROPOSED OFFERS FOR 10 K CRYOCOOLERS THE PROSPECT OF REDUCTIONS OF 100'S OF WATTS OF POWER AND KILOGRAMS OF WEIGHT PER WATT OF REFRIGERATION, AND EXTENSION OF OPERATING LIFE BY 10,000'S OF HOURS. PHASE 1 WILL DEFINE THE MODELING, THERMOFLUID PERFORMANCE TRADE-OFFS, MATERIAL PROPERTIES, PRODUCTION AND TEST METHODS. THESE REGENERATORS OFFER MAJOR ADVANCES IN EFFICIENCY, SIZE, RELIABILITY, AND LIFE OF CRYOCOOLERS FOR OPERATION DOWN TO TEMPERATURES OF 10 K AND BELOW. APPLICATIONS INCLUDE SUPERCONDUCTORS, MEDICAL IMAGING, AND SPACECRAFT.
Technology keywords
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