An ultra-low vibration cryocooling kit based on a miniature Rotary Compressor

Olly Dmitriev; Eugene Tabota; Ian Arbon; Giulio Santori

An ultra-low vibration cryocooling kit based on a miniature Rotary Compressor

Olly Dmitriev, Eugene Tabota, Ian Arbon, Giulio Santori

School of Engineering

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The problem of active cooling for photo detectors in “nano-satellites” becomes more important because the majority of space missions target Earth observation, and passive cooling does not provide the required temperatures to achieve the desired Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) levels. Reciprocating compressors used in cryocoolers cause vibrations. VERT Rotors has developed a miniature Conical Rotary Compressor (CRC) with a 1:12 pressure ratio to enable an active heat management system for small satellites. The main differentiation of CRC is that it runs with virtually no vibration which is beneficial for operation with image sensors in a small hull. With a high compression ratio the cooling system is designed to remove 20W of heat, cool to 120-150K, and run at COP>1. A prototype of the compressor has been tested, and the cooling system is undergoing laboratory tests.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 29th Annual AIAA/USU Conference in Small Satellites
Subtitle of host publication	2015 - All Systems Go! Critical Pieces for Mission Success
Publisher	bepress
Publication status	Published - 2015
Event	29th Annual Conference on Small Satellite - UT, USA, Logan, United States Duration: 8 Aug 2015 → 13 Aug 2015

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Conference	29th Annual Conference on Small Satellite
Country/Territory	United States
City	Logan
Period	8/08/15 → 13/08/15

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Dmitriev, O, Tabota, E, Arbon, I & Santori, G 2015, An ultra-low vibration cryocooling kit based on a miniature Rotary Compressor. in Proceedings of the 29th Annual AIAA/USU Conference in Small Satellites: 2015 - All Systems Go! Critical Pieces for Mission Success., SSC15-IV-9, bepress, 29th Annual Conference on Small Satellite, Logan, United States, 8/08/15. <http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/smallsat/2015/all2015/29/>

An ultra-low vibration cryocooling kit based on a miniature Rotary Compressor. / Dmitriev, Olly; Tabota, Eugene; Arbon, Ian; Santori, Giulio.

Proceedings of the 29th Annual AIAA/USU Conference in Small Satellites: 2015 - All Systems Go! Critical Pieces for Mission Success. bepress, 2015. SSC15-IV-9.

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