Cryocooler, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 18 relations: Carnot cycle, Cryogenic processor, Cryogenics, Dilution refrigerator, Entropy production, Forward-looking infrared, Hampson–Linde cycle, Heat exchanger, Helium, Howard O. McMahon, Isothermal process, Magnetic refrigeration, Pulse tube refrigerator, Quantum computing, Stirling cycle, Stirling engine, Superconducting nanowire single-photon detector, Superconductivity.

Carnot cycle

A Carnot cycle is an ideal thermodynamic cycle proposed by French physicist Sadi Carnot in 1824 and expanded upon by others in the 1830s and 1840s.

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Cryogenic processor

A cryogenic processor is a device engineered to reduce the temperature of an object to cryogenic levels, typically around −300°F (−184.44°C), at a moderate rate in order to prevent thermal shock to the components being treated. Cryocooler and cryogenic processor are cryogenics.

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Cryogenics

In physics, cryogenics is the production and behaviour of materials at very low temperatures. Cryocooler and cryogenics are cooling technology and Industrial gases.

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Dilution refrigerator

A 3He/4He dilution refrigerator is a cryogenic device that provides continuous cooling to temperatures as low as 2 mK, with no moving parts in the low-temperature region. Cryocooler and dilution refrigerator are cooling technology and cryogenics.

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Entropy production

Entropy production (or generation) is the amount of entropy which is produced during heat process to evaluate the efficiency of the process. Cryocooler and entropy production are cooling technology and cryogenics.

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Forward-looking infrared

Forward-looking infrared (FLIR) cameras, typically used on military and civilian aircraft, use a thermographic camera that senses infrared radiation.

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Hampson–Linde cycle

The Hampson–Linde cycle is a process for the liquefaction of gases, especially for air separation. Cryocooler and Hampson–Linde cycle are cryogenics and Industrial gases.

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Heat exchanger

A heat exchanger is a system used to transfer heat between a source and a working fluid.

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Helium

Helium (from lit) is a chemical element; it has symbol He and atomic number 2.

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Howard O. McMahon

Howard Oldford McMahon (1914–1990) was an American electrical engineer who was Science Director, Vice President, Head of the Research and Development Division, and then President of Arthur D. Little, Inc, of Cambridge, Massachusetts, retiring from the Company in 1977.

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Isothermal process

An isothermal process is a type of thermodynamic process in which the temperature T of a system remains constant: ΔT.

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Magnetic refrigeration

Magnetic refrigeration is a cooling technology based on the magnetocaloric effect. Cryocooler and Magnetic refrigeration are cooling technology.

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Pulse tube refrigerator

The pulse tube refrigerator (PTR) or pulse tube cryocooler is a developing technology that emerged largely in the early 1980s with a series of other innovations in the broader field of thermoacoustics. Cryocooler and pulse tube refrigerator are cooling technology and cryogenics.

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Quantum computing

A quantum computer is a computer that exploits quantum mechanical phenomena.

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Stirling cycle

The Stirling cycle is a thermodynamic cycle that describes the general class of Stirling devices.

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Stirling engine

A Stirling engine is a heat engine that is operated by the cyclic expansion and contraction of air or other gas (the working fluid) by exposing it to different temperatures, resulting in a net conversion of heat energy to mechanical work. Cryocooler and Stirling engine are cooling technology.

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Superconducting nanowire single-photon detector

The superconducting nanowire single-photon detector (SNSPD or SSPD) is a type of optical and near-infrared single-photon detector based on a current-biased superconducting nanowire.

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Superconductivity

Superconductivity is a set of physical properties observed in certain materials where electrical resistance vanishes and magnetic fields are expelled from the material. Cryocooler and Superconductivity are cryogenics.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryocooler

Also known as Coldhead, Cryocoolers, GM Refrigerator, Gifford-McMahon Refrigerator, Stirling refrigerator.