Development of a low-dissipation valve for use in a cold-cycle dilution refrigerator

Cryogenics

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 859-863

  Miller, Franklin K ^a   Brisson, J G ^a  

^a Cryogenic Engineering Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BELLOWS; COMPRESSORS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; REFRIGERATORS;

COLD-CYCLE DILUTION REFRIGERATORS (CCDR);

VALVES (MECHANICAL);

EID: 0033207997     PISSN: 00112275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0011-2275(99)00104-6     Document Type: Article

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