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Mechanical coolers: an option for space cryogenic cooling applications.

[In Japanese. / En japonais.]

Author(s) : JEWELL C., JONES B. G.

Type of article: Article

Summary

There are three basic options for achieving cryogenic temperatures in space: radiative cooling, cryogenic cooling, and mechanical cooling. Both the radiative and cryogenic options can fail to meet the highly demanding requirements for future space missions in terms of temperature, long life and low mass. The mechanical coolers that ESA is currently developing can overcome several of these major problems, thereby providing much greater flexibility in overall spacecraft configuration compared with current cryogenic cooling designs.

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  • Original title: [In Japanese. / En japonais.]
  • Record ID : 1993-0081
  • Languages: Japanese
  • Source: Cryogenics/ Cryog. Eng. - vol. 27 - n. 2
  • Publication date: 1992
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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