Title:
Progress in Joule-Thomson Microcooling at the University of Twente

dc.contributor.author Derking, J. H. en_US
dc.contributor.author Zalewski, D. R. en_US
dc.contributor.author Garcia, M. en_US
dc.contributor.author Holland, H. J. en_US
dc.contributor.author Mudaliar, A. V. en_US
dc.contributor.author Cao, H. S. en_US
dc.contributor.author Lerou, P. P. P. M. en_US
dc.contributor.author ter Brake, H. J. M. en_US
dc.contributor.corporatename Universiteit Twente. Faculteit Technische Natuurweten- schappen en_US
dc.contributor.corporatename Kryoz Technologies en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2011-05-09T20:05:12Z
dc.date.available 2011-05-09T20:05:12Z
dc.date.issued 2008-05
dc.description Presented at the 16th International Cryocooler Conference, held May 17-20, 2008 in Atlanta, Georgia. en_US
dc.description.abstract The development of miniaturized Joule-Thomson (JT) coolers has been an ongoing research topic at the University of Twente for many years. In the current research, a new run of singlestage JT microcoolers with gross cooling powers of 40 mW and 180 mW at 100 K was developed and fabricated. The temperature profiles along the counter-flow heat exchangers of both types were measured, as were their net cooling powers. Operated with nitrogen gas, the latter was measured to be 26 mW at 90 bar and 131 mW at 80 bar, for both types, respectively. Furthermore, it is shown that the influence of gravity on the performance of the microcoolers is negligible. Also, the issue of clogging caused by tiny amounts of water is further investigated. No clogging is observed when the microcooler is driven by gas cleaned with a microtorr® getter filter. However, when unpurified gas is used, clogging occurs during cool down and prevents the microcooler from cooling down below about 230 K. Furthermore, the incorporation of sorption compressors is explored to make a closed-cycle JT microcooler that delivers 50 mW at 100 K. A final design is made on the basis of a quasistatic thermodynamic analysis. The cooler will operate with methane as the working fluid, and the total input power will be around 33 W. en_US
dc.identifier.isbn 978-1-934021-02-6
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/1853/38811
dc.language.iso en_US en_US
dc.publisher Georgia Institute of Technology en_US
dc.publisher.original ICC Press en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries Cryocoolers 16. J-T and sorption cryocooler developments en_US
dc.subject J-T and sorption cryocooler developments en_US
dc.subject J-T cryocoolers en_US
dc.subject Miniature cryocoolers en_US
dc.subject Heat exchangers en_US
dc.subject Methane en_US
dc.title Progress in Joule-Thomson Microcooling at the University of Twente en_US
dc.type Text
dc.type.genre Proceedings
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local.contributor.corporatename Cryo Lab
local.relation.ispartofseries International Cryocooler Conference
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