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A CRYOCOOLER FOR SUPERCONDUCTING DEVICES

Award Information
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Branch: N/A
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 13695
Amount: $500,000.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1991
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
Po Box 2470
Huntsville, AL 35804
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 John B Hendricks
 (205) 536-8629
Business Contact
Phone: () -
Research Institution
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Abstract

THIS PROJECT IS CONCERNED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF A HELIUM TEMPERATURE (4 KELVIN) CRYOCOOLER. THIS CRYOCOOLER CAN BE USED FOR CONTINUOUS COOLING OF SUPERCONDUCTING DEVICES THAT REQUIRE THESE TEMPERATURES. THESE INCLUDE MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI) SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET SYSTEMS AND SUPERCONDUCTING QUANTUM INTERFERENCE DETECTOR (SQUID)-BASED MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY (MEG) SYSTEMS. THE CRYOCOOLER WILL HAVE NO MOVING PARTS IN THE CRYOGENIC SECTION, SO THE USUAL LIFETIME-LIMITING ELEMENTS ARE ELIMINATED. THE CRYOCOOLER WILL BE DESIGNED FOR OPERATION BY TECHNICIANS WITH NO SPECIAL TRAINING IN CRYOGENIC TECHNIQUES. THEREFORE, THIS DEVELOPMENT WILL ENABLE THE WIDESPREAD USE OF SUPERCONDUCTING INSTRUMENTS IN MEDICAL ENVIRONMENTS.

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