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Tests de la durée de vie des refroidisseurs en orbite pour l'utilisation spatiale.

Lifetime test and heritage on orbit of coolers for space use.

Auteurs : NARASAKI K., TSUNEMATSU S., OOTSUKA K., et al.

Type d'article : Article

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This report describes the results and operating status of ground lifetime testing and achievements on orbit of coolers for space use. Ground lifetime tests of coolers of three types were conducted to demonstrate their long life and reliability. Three single-stage Stirling coolers were tested for 89,016, 71,871 and 68,273 h from 1998, a two-stage Stirling cooler was tested for 72,906 h, and a 4-K class cooler with a two-stage Stirling cooler and a Joule–Thomson cooler was tested for over 2.5 years. After lifetime tests were completed, a few coolers were investigated to determine the cause of the cooling performance degradation. Additionally, the filled gas of the coolers was analyzed. These coolers have shown good results on orbit. Three single-stage Stirling coolers were carried on the X-ray astronomical satellite “SUZAKU” (launched in July 2005), Japanese lunar polar orbiter “KAGUYA” (launched in September 2007), and the Japanese Venus Climate Orbiter “AKATSUKI” (launched in June 2010). Two units of a two-stage Stirling cooler were carried on the infrared astronomical satellite “AKARI” launched in February 2006. A 4-K class cooler was carried on the Superconducting Submillimeter-Wave Limb-Emission Sounder (SMILES) aboard the Japanese Experiment Module of the International Space Station. SMILES was launched in September 2009. [Reprinted with permission from Elsevier. Copyright, 2012].

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  • Titre original : Lifetime test and heritage on orbit of coolers for space use.
  • Identifiant de la fiche : 30003879
  • Langues : Anglais
  • Source : Cryogenics - vol. 52 - n. 4-6
  • Date d'édition : 04/2012
  • DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cryogenics.2012.01.004

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