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PERFORMANCE OF A 1 WATT 4 K CRYOSYSTEM SUITABLE FOR A SUPERCONDUCTING COMPUTER.

Author(s) : FLINT E. B., JENKINS L. C., GUERNSEY R. W.

Summary

SUPERCONDUCTING COMPUTERS OF THE FUTURE WILL REQUIRE CLOSED CYCLE REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS CAPABLE OF REMOVING 0.5-10 WATTS AT 4 K. THE REFRIGERATORS MUST BE RELIABLE AND THE INTERFACE TO THE CRYOSTAT MUST ALLOW CONTINUED COMPUTER OPERATION DURING REFRIGERATOR SHUTDOWN. SUCH A SYSTEM HAS BEEN DESIGNED BY R. LONGSWORTH AND ONE UNIT HAS BEEN BUILT BY AIR PRODUCTS. THIS CRYOCOOLER IS BEING OPERATED NOW IN A TEST CONFIGURATION THAT ALLOWS DETAILED STUDY AND ANALYSIS OF THE DESIGN. THE RESULTS OF THESE STUDIES, INCLUDING COOL-DOWN TIMES, REFRIGERATION CAPACITY, AND INTERFACE PERFORMANCE WILL BE DISCUSSED AND COMPARED WITH THE DESIGN CALCULATIONS.

Details

  • Original title: PERFORMANCE OF A 1 WATT 4 K CRYOSYSTEM SUITABLE FOR A SUPERCONDUCTING COMPUTER.
  • Record ID : 1982-0377
  • Languages: English
  • Publication date: 1980
  • Source: Source: NBS spec. Publ./ Conf. NBS-IIF, Boulder
    n. 607; 93-102; 4 fig.; 1 tabl.; 3 ref.
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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