PROJECT TITLE: Lighter, Cheaper, Better Long-Life Cooler
TECHNICAL ABSTRACT (LIMIT 200 WORDS)
Creare proposes an innovative small cryogenic cooler for future space missions, emphasizing high reliability, low cost, and very light weight. The cooler employs a pulse tube cold head and a thermo-compressor, eliminating the weight, expense, and reliability burden of the compressor drive motor and the power electronics. In Phase I, we will experimentally demonstrate auto-resonant operation of a thermo-compressor displacer and design an engineering model cryocooler system. The key outcome of this effort will be confirmation that the Phase II cooler can operate successfully with minimal electronics. In Phase II, we will fabricate a complete cryocooler system, perform laboratory testing, and document performance characteristics.
POTENTIAL COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS
The proposed cryocooler is well suited to laboratory and portable instrument applications, due to its low cost and operational simplicity and ruggedness.
NAME AND ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
W. Dodd Stacy
Creare Incorporated
P.O. Box 71
Hanover , NH 03755
NAME AND ADDRESS OF OFFEROR
Creare Incorporated
P.O. Box 71, Etna Road
Hanover , NH 03755-0071