Miniature Joule-Thomson Cryocooling Principles and Practice

This book is the first in English being entirely dedicated to Miniature Joule-Thomson Cryocooling. The category of Joule-Thomson (JT) cryocoolers takes us back to the roots of cryogenics, in 1895, with figures like Linde and Hampson. The "cold finger" of

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Ben-Zion Maytal

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John M. Pfotenhauer

Miniature Joule-Thomson Cryocooling Principles and Practice

Ben-Zion Maytal Missiles and NCW Division Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. Haifa, Israel

John M. Pfotenhauer Department of Mechanical Engineering University of Wisconsin, Madison Wisconsin, USA

ISBN 978-1-4419-8284-1 ISBN 978-1-4419-8285-8 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4419-8285-8 Springer New York Heidelberg Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2012939963 # Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

to my wife Hana Ben-Zion Maytal to my wife Nadine John Pfotenhauer

Preface

This book is the first in English, being entirely dedicated to the topic of Miniature Joule-Thomson Cryocooling. The sole previous book on the same subject, Throttle Type Microrefrigerators, was published in Russian in Moscow 35 years ago, by Suslov et al. Various books on the general topic of cryogenics and even those focused on cryocoolers include at most not more than a single chapter on Miniature Joule-Thomson cryocooling. The authors of this book have been motivated by the conviction that the subject deserves an updated, broader and deeper treatise. The five p