Miniature Sorption Coolers: Theory and Applications

ISBN-13: 9780367572143 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 217 str.

Lucio Piccirillo; Gabriele Coppi; Andrew May

Opis

This book presents the theoretical and experimental knowledge necessary to design and build your own miniature refrigerators, including both single shot and continuous 1 K, 300 mK and 100 mK coolers, and details how to write the needed design software.

Spis treści

Section I: Background and Theory. Chapter 1: Background. Chapter 2: Heat transfer. Chapter 3: Sorption Cryopumps. Section II: Applications. Chapter 4: Miniature Sorption Coolers - Part 1. Chapter 5: Miniature Sorption Coolers - Part 2. Sections III: Simulations. Chapter 6: Thermal Modelling. Appendix A: Helium Properties. Appendix B: Python Code.

O autorze

Lucio Piccirillo is a Professor of Radio Astronomy Technology at the University of Manchester, UK, with extensive experience in designing and building cryogenic systems primarily used to cool astrophysical detectors. He has written more than 100 publications in international journals.

Gabriele Coppi and Andrew May are PhD students working under the supervision of Prof. Piccirillo.