NASA NTRS · 20110015748
New Technique for Cryogenically Cooling Small Test Articles
Abstract
Convective heat removal techniques to rapidly cool small test articles to Earth-Moon L2 temperatures of 77 K were accomplished through the use of liquid nitrogen (LN2). By maintaining a selected pressure range on the saturation curve, test articles were cooled below the LN2 boiling point at ambient pressure in less than 30 min. Difficulties in achieving test pressures while maintaining the temperature tolerance necessitated a modification to the original system to include a closed loop conductive cold plate and cryogenic shroud
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Rodriquez, Karen M., Henderson, Donald J.. 2011-09-18. New Technique for Cryogenically Cooling Small Test Articles. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20110015748
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