Browsing by Author "Wade, L."

Active Refrigeration for Space Astrophysics Missions

Wade, L. (1994-06-28)

The use of cryogen dewars limits mission lifetime, increases sensor mass, and increases program engineering and launch costs on spacebased low-background, precision-pointing instruments, telescopes and interferometers.

Active Refrigeration for Space Astrophysics Missions

Wade, L. (1994-06-28)

Component Reliability Testing of Long-Life Sorption Cryocoolers

Bard, S.; Wu, J.; Karlmann, P.; Mirate, C.; Wade, L. (1994-06-28)

This paper summarizes ongoing experiments characterizing the ability of critical sorption cryocooler components to achieve highly reliable operation for long-life space missions. Test data obtained over the past several ...

Component Reliabilty Testing of Long-Life Sorption

Bard, S.; Wade, L.; Wu, J.; Karlmann, P. (1994--June)

Continuous and Periodic Sorption Cryocoolers for 10 K and Below

Bard, S.; Wade, L.; Karlmann, P. (1996-01)

A novel system is described for Sorption Cryocooling to 10 K, using hydrogen as refrigerant fluid, sorbent beds of metal hydride powders, and thermal compression and expansion. Current status is summarized of sorption ...

Continuous and Periodic Sorption Cryocoolers for 10K and Below

Karlmann, P.; Bard, S.; Wade, L. (1996-06-25)

Cryocooler Options for Next Generation Space Telescope (NGST) and Other Space Applications

Lindensmith, C.; Bowman, R.; Wade, L.; Crumb, D. (1999-10)

We present a summary of cryocoolers that are presently available or in development and would be suitable for support of mid-infrared camera on the Next Generation Space Telescope.

Design Models for Development of Helium-Carbon Sorption Coolers

Paine, C.; Lindensmith, C.; Ahart, M.; Bhandari, P.; Wade, L.; Paine, C. (1999-05-31)

Design Models for Development of Helium-Carbon Sorption Coolers

Lindensmith, C.; Ahart, M.; Bhandari, P.; Wade, L.; Paine, C. (1999-05-31)

We have developed models for predicting the performance of helium-based Joule-Thompson continuous-flow cryocoolers using charcoal-pumed sorption compressors.

Design Models for Development of Helium-Carbon Sorption Coolers

Lindensmith, C.; Ahart, M.; Paine, C.; Bhandari, P.; Crumb, D.; Wade, L. (1999-07-12)

Dynamic Simulation of a Periodic 10 K Sorption Cryocooler

Bhandari, P.; Rodriguez, J.; Bard, S.; Wade, L. (1994--June)

Dynamic Simulation of a Periodic 10 K Sorption Cryocooler

Bhandari, P.; Rodriguez, J.; Bard, S.; Wade, L. (1994-06-28)

A transient thermal simulation model has been developed to simulate the dynamic performance of a multiple-stage 10 K sorption cryocooler for spacecraft sensor cooling applications that require periodic quick-cooldown (under ...

Hydrogen Sorption Cryocoolers for the Planck Mission

Wade, L.; Bhandari, P.; Bowman, R.; Paine, C.; Morgante, G.; Lindensmith, C.; Crumb, D.; Prina, M.; Sugimura, R.; Rapp, D. (1999-08)

Two continuous opertation 18K/20K sorption coolers are being developed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) as a NASA contribution to the European Space Agency (ESA) Planck mission that is currently planned for a 2007 launch.

Models for Scalable Helium-Carnon Sorption Cryocoolers

Lindensmith, C.; Ahart, M.; Bhandari, P.; Crumb, D.; Paine, C.; Wade, L. (1999-07-12)

We have developed models for the rapid design of helium-based Joule-Thomson cryocoolers using charcoal-pumped sorption compressors.

Progress in Vibration-Free Sorption Cryocoolers for the Planck Mission

Lindensmith, C.; Wade, L.; Bowman, R.; Chave, R.; Bhandari, P.; Paine, C.; Prina, M.; Morgante, G. (1998-06-03)

Sorption Cryocooler Development for the Planck Surveyor Mission

Lindensmith, C.; Bhandari, P.; Bowman, R.; Chave, R.; Morgante, G.; Paine, C.; Prina, M.; Wade, L. (1998-06)

We are developing metal-hydride based sorption cryocoolers for the Planck Surveyor mission.

Thermodynamic Studies of LaNi<sub>5-x</sub>Sn<sub>x</sub> - H from x=0.1 to 0.5 Using Isotherms and Reaction Calorimetry

Luo, S.; Luo, W.; Flanagan, T.; Wade, L. (1994-11-06)

Vibration Free Sorption Cryocoolers for Astrophysics Applications

Lindensmith, C.; Wade, L.; Bowman, R.; Chave, R.; Bhandari, P.; Paine, C.; Morgante, G.; Prina, M. (1998-06-03)

Hydrogen sorption cryocoolers baselined on Planck Surveyor cosmic microwave background mission.

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