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Measuring Thermal Conductivity of Insulators at Cryogenic Temperatures
Traditionally, launch vehicles have consisted of a structure containing the vehicle engines, propellant tanks, and electronics. NASA’s next generation of space transportation vehicles is planned to utilize the...
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Pressure Drop over Regenerators in Oscillating Flow
Modeling the performance of pulse tube coolers and stirling coolers involves estimating the pressure drop over the regenerator. Such pressure drop estimates are generally based on steady flow correlations whic...
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Performance of a Magnetic Refrigerator Operating between 2 K and 10 K
A prototype of an adiabatic demagnetization refrigerator (ADR) designed for space applications, operating between 2 K and 10 K, has been built and tested. The refrigerant for the ADR consists of thick slices o...
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Efficiency Calculations for a Magnetic Refrigerator Operating between 2 K and 10 K
An adiabatic demagnetization refrigerator (ADR) operating between 2 K and 10 K has been built and tested. The refrigerant in the ADR is Gadolinium Gallium Garnet (GGG). Absorption of heat at 2 K and heat rejec...