10 K Cryocooler Development Program

Abstract

This program was broken into three separate phases. The objective of Phase I was to identify cooling methods and critical components necessary for the development of a continuous 10 Kelvin cryocooler. This phase was to contain several contractors, each with their own conceptual design. The objective of Phase II was to characterize and evaluate these components. This would essentially be a proof-of-principal phase that would give an initial GO/NO-GO decision point for any of the contractors in Phase 2. The objective of Phase III was to downselect to the most promising technology and bring that program through building an engineering design model (EDM) and evaluating the performance of that EDM at Phillips Laboratory. (MM)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADB205501

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  • Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space

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  • Advanced Electronics
  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Air Force
  • Commerce
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Cooling
  • Cryocoolers
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Exports
  • Focal Plane Arrays
  • Governments
  • Low Temperature
  • Materials
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Space Systems
  • United States
  • United States Government

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