Advanced high-cooling power 2-stage Gifford-McMahon refrigerator systems

Gerd Jakob; Jean-Louis Lizon

doi:10.1117/12.856231

22 July 2010 Advanced high-cooling power 2-stage Gifford-McMahon refrigerator systems

Gerd Jakob, Jean-Louis Lizon

Proceedings Volume 7739, Modern Technologies in Space- and Ground-based Telescopes and Instrumentation; 77393I (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856231
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2010, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

This paper describes the development of high-cooling power systems by making use of multiple cold head operation with a minimized number of compressor units. These advanced cooling systems were investigated for optimization and their Carnot efficiencies were analyzed. Test series were performed to monitor and rank some of their critical operation parameters. Operating envelopes for different cold head / compressor configurations were defined for applications in various VLT instruments. This new concept of providing high pressure helium as a service point for a large number of detached cold heads is a first step towards a new cryogenic facility concept for the E-ELT.

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Gerd Jakob and Jean-Louis Lizon "Advanced high-cooling power 2-stage Gifford-McMahon refrigerator systems", Proc. SPIE 7739, Modern Technologies in Space- and Ground-based Telescopes and Instrumentation, 77393I (22 July 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856231

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