Raytheon long life cryocoolers for future space missions
| Autor: | L. Bellis, Theodore J. Conrad, B. R. Schaefer, M. C. Barr, Ryan Yates |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Engineering
Stirling engine business.industry Single stage 020209 energy General Physics and Astronomy 02 engineering and technology Cryocooler 01 natural sciences Space exploration law.invention law 0103 physical sciences Regenerative heat exchanger 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering General Materials Science Tube (fluid conveyance) Aerospace engineering 010306 general physics business |
| Zdroj: | Cryogenics. 88:44-50 |
| ISSN: | 0011-2275 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.cryogenics.2017.09.005 |
| Popis: | Over the last several years, Raytheon has made significant advances on two long-life cryocoolers designed for efficient operation on space platforms. The first is the Low-Temperature Raytheon Stirling/Pulse Tube 2-stage (LT-RSP2) hybrid cryocooler, which is capable of providing simultaneous cooling at 55 K and 10 K nominal first and second stage temperatures. The LT-RSP2 design was finalized in mid-2009, with fabrication of the prototype unit taking place in late 2009 and early 2010 and execution of the production program in 2011–2015. During this period the LT-RSP2 has undergone extensive characterization testing and has successfully been integrated with an optical bench. The second cryocooler is the Raytheon Advanced Miniature (RAM) cryocooler, a flight packaged single stage pulse tube cooler with an integrated surge volume and inertance tube. It has been designed for high frequency operation and has been fully optimized to make use of the Raytheon Advanced Regenerator, resulting in improved efficiency relative to previous Raytheon pulse tube coolers. In this paper, aspects of both the LT-RSP2 and RAM mechanical and thermodynamic designs will be presented as well as information regarding their capabilities and performance. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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