DocumentCode :
344675
Title :
JPL cryocooler development and test program: A 10-year overview
Author :
Ross, Ronald G., Jr.
Author_Institution :
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Volume :
2
fYear :
1999
fDate :
1999
Firstpage :
115
Abstract :
In the 1988 timeframe increasing numbers of proposed space-instrument programs within NASA and the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO) were in need of high-reliability, long-life, low-vibration space cryocoolers. To ensure the success of its emerging cryogenic instrument commitments, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) implemented a focused multi-year cryocooler program. Over the past 10 years the JPL cryocooler program has included the procurement/development of pulse tube cryocoolers for the AIRS, TES and IMAS JPL/NASA instruments, performed extensive characterization testing of 22 industry-developed cryocoolers, developed and flight-tested a wide variety of cryocooler integration technologies, and developed sorption cryocoolers for use at 10 to 25 K. An overview of the ten years of progress is presented together with a thorough bibliography of published documents describing the work
Keywords :
aerospace instrumentation; low-temperature techniques; sorption; 10 to 25 K; AIRS; Ballistic Missile Defense Organization; IMAS JPL/NASA instruments; JPL cryocooler; NASA; TES; life; low-vibration space cryocooler; pulse tube cryocoolers; reliability; sorption cryocoolers; space-instrument; Cryogenics; Instruments; Laboratories; Missiles; NASA; Performance evaluation; Procurement; Propulsion; Space technology; Testing;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace Conference, 1999. Proceedings. 1999 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Snowmass at Aspen, CO
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5425-7
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/AERO.1999.793151
Filename :
793151
Link To Document :
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