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A REGENERATOR FOR INCREASING THE EFFICIENCY OF LOW TEMPERATURE CRYOCOOLERS

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Air Force
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 12197
Amount: $61,909.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1990
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
Po Box 2470
Huntsville, AL 35804
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 John B Hendricks
 (205) 536-8629
Business Contact
Phone: () -
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

MANY MATERIALS, SUCH AS DOPED SI AND GE, REQUIRE LOW OPERATING TEMPERATURES FOR OPERATION. ELEMENTAL SUPERCONDUCTORS, SUCH AS NB, MUST BE OPERATED BELOW THEIR TRANSITION TEMPERATURES, WHICH DO NOT EXCEED 9 KELVIN. THE EXISTING CRYOCOOLER CYCLES, EVEN IF THEY CAN REACH THESE TEMPERATURES, ARE VERY INEFFICIENT BECAUSE OF POOR REGENERATOR PERFORMANCE. THE PROPOSED EFFORT COVERS THE DEVELOPMENT, USING AN INNOVATIVE CONCEPT, OF IMPROVED LOW TEMPERATURE REGENERATORS. THIS COULD, IF SUCCESSFUL, MAKE HIGH EFFICIENCY, LOW TEMPERATURE REGENERATIVE CRYOCOOLERS POSSIBLE.

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