Speaker
Carl Bunge
(MIT)
Description
This paper presents 100 K cooling performance of a Modified Collins cycle cryocooler designed for in-space cooling applications. Descriptions of this lightweight, high efficiency, and power dense cryocooler design are included. Experimental results are shown of a single-stage floating piston design with active control designed to provide 100 W of cooling at temperatures of 100 K. Maintenance of in-space cryogenic propellants (liquid methane, liquid hydrogen, and liquid oxygen) should be possible with this medium-scale, continuous flow architecture.
| Submitters Country | United States of America |
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Author
Carl Bunge
(MIT)
Co-authors
Arman Siahvashi
(MIT)
Brady Krass
(Triton Systems, Inc.)
Charles Hannon
(Triton Systems, Inc.)
John Brisson
(MIT)
