SBIR/STTR Research Award
THIS PROPOSAL COVERS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FAST COOLDOWN LINDEHAMPSON CRYOCOOLER.
Award amount
$49,959Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1986Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- Alabama Cryogenic Engineering, Inc.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
THIS PROPOSAL COVERS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FAST COOLDOWN LINDEHAMPSON CRYOCOOLER. BOTH SINGLE STAGE UNITS, REACHING 80 KELVIN, AND MULTI-STAGE UNITS, REACHING APPROXIMATELY 4 KELVIN ARE POSSIBLE. THE UNIT CAN BE USED WITH GAS BOTTLES FOR SHORT TERM USE. FOR LONG LIFETIME EITHER A MECHANICAL OR ABSORPTION COMPRESSOR CAN BE USED. THE UNIT CAN BE SCALED TO MATCH THE COOLING LOAD, AND MICROMINIATURE UNITS ARE POSSIBLE, USING A PROPRIETARY MANUFACTURING METHOD.
Technology keywords
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