Cold by Vorticity,

Abstract

A miniature low-temperature refrigerating unit is described which can be used in many different spheres of industry. It is based upon the vortex effect of the energy fractionation of compressed gas and is capable of cooling small cylindrical bodies. The unit is useful to oil-industry workers for the continuous monitoring of the solidification of petroleum products; with it one can investigate the properties of materials at low temperatures in plant laboratories. In the new unit it is possible to cool separate elements of the circuits of radio-electronic instruments and cylindrical active bodies of lasers. Upon switching it on, a temperature of minus 100 degrees is reached in less than one minute.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 19, 1974
Accession Number
AD0781312

Entities

People

  • Kuibyshev

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bodies
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Chemical Industry
  • Cylindrical Bodies
  • Fractionation
  • Low Temperature
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Monitoring
  • Petroleum
  • Research Facilities
  • Solidification
  • Switching
  • Transition Temperature

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Industrial Economics
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics