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Thermodynamic, Exergoeconomic and Multi-Objective Analyses of Supercritical N2O-He Recompression Brayton Cycle for a Nuclear Spacecraft Application.
IIR document
Design and thermal characteristic test of a temperature control system for spacecraft precision instrument.
Evaluation of condensation-induced invalidation of various materials in high humidity environment.
Gas breakthrough across a porous array structure wetted by cryogenic fluid.
Design and optimization of niobium-titanium based superconductive magnet for the magneto resistive heat switch.
Internal film cooling with discrete-slot injection orifices in hydrogen/oxygen engine thrust chambers
Multi-objective optimization design of a plate–fin water evaporator in a low-pressure environment based on the MO-SHERPA algorithm.
Advanced Study of Spray Cooling: From Theories to Applications.
Recommended by the IIR / IIR document
Vapor compression refrigeration testing on parabolic flights: Part 2 - heat exchanger performance.
Vapor compression refrigeration testing on parabolic flights: Part 1 - cycle stability.
Passive Thermal Control Design Methods, Analysis, Comparison, and Evaluation for Micro and Nanosatellites Carrying Infrared Imager.
Investigation of two-phase refrigerant behavior upon cycle startup for compressor protection in microgravity applications.
Effects of second-stage active phase shifter on the inter-stage refrigeration capacity of a Stirling/pulse tube cryocooler.
The multiscale boiling investigation on-board the International Space Station: An overview.
Investigations on the coupling principle of the four-stage DC linear compressor unit used in a hybrid cryocooler operating in 1–2 K.
Refrigeration sector monitoring
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Vapour compression refrigeration for space applications
An IJR review paper presents the history of vapour-compression refrigeration systems used in microgravity environments and sets the next steps of research needed to achieve reliable...
Liquid nitrogen spray to clean spacesuits
Researchers from Washington State University developed a liquid nitrogen spray to remove moon dust from a space suit, potentially solving what is a significant challenge for future...
Coolant leak delays return of Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft
NASA and the Russian Space Agency Roscosmos are working jointly in response to the coolant leak that occurred on the Soyuz MS-22 in December.
Juice mission: discovering the icy moons of Jupiter
ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) lifted off on an Ariane 5 rocket on 14 April 2023. This successful launch marks the beginning of an ambitious journey to discover the secrets...
Europe's Ariane 6 successfully completes inaugural flight
On July 9, Europe’s newest rocket made its maiden flight, propelled by cryogenic fuels.
Artemis I mission: cryogenic system failure delays launch
Due to a liquid hydrogen leak in the rocket's core stage, NASA is postponing the launch of the Artemis I mission until late September or October 2022.
Unprecedented images from the centre of our galaxy
The James Webb Space Telescope shows images of the centre of the Milky Way, thanks to its state-of-the-art infrared detectors, which need to be cryogenically cooled to operate...
IIR Cryogenics 2023 conference: perspectives of cryogenic technologies for 2030
Overview of future technological advances in cryogenics: liquid hydrogen electric aircrafts, cryofuels, hydrogen chemical energy conversion, fuel cells for energy storage, cryogenic rocket engine, quantum and...
The benefits of 3D printing in refrigeration and air conditioning
The various applications of 3D printing in the field of refrigeration and air conditioning highlight possible tremendous advantages in terms of energy efficiency and cost minimisation.
