Progress in and outlook for cryogenic microcooling

HS Cao, HJM Ter Brake - Physical Review Applied, 2020 - APS
Semiconductor-based devices in various fields such as night vision, space exploration,
medical inspection, telecommunication, among others could benefit from operating at …

Sorption cryogenic cooling: Fundamentals, progress, and outlook

H Cao, B Liu, L Qin - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Sorption cryocoolers are of great interest for cooling vibration-sensitive instruments due to
their nature of no vibration. This review presents the basic principle and brief developments …

Theoretical analysis of the initial nucleation characteristics of trace water vapor frosting on a cryogenic surface

H Ye, H Jiang, Y Qi, W Shu, X Zhi, L Qiu… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
In certain extreme conditions characterized by ultra-low water vapor content and ultra-low
temperatures (eg cryogenic wind tunnel), trace water vapor frosting can also pose significant …

Effects of operating conditions and geometries on the performance of nitrogen ejectors for Joule–Thomson cooling

L Geng, H Cao, Q Meng, J Li, P Jiang - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Ejectors in Joule–Thomson (JT) cooling cycles can reduce the evaporator pressure
and the compressor power consumption, achieving lower temperatures and higher …

Cooling characteristics of a nitrogen micromachined Joule-Thomson cooler operating from 88.5 K to 295 K

L Qi, D Liu, X Liu, H Pei, D Zhao, H Cao… - Applied Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Thermal management is critical in keeping electronic devices operating below their reliable
temperature limits. One promising approach is to use vibration-free micromachined Joule …

The state of the art: lightweight cryocoolers working in the liquid-helium temperature range

B Yang, Z Gao, X Xi, L Chen, J Wang - Journal of Low Temperature …, 2022 - Springer
Liquid-helium temperature is a widely used working temperature in low-temperature
physics. At present, liquid-helium or low-frequency cryocoolers, including Gifford Mahon …

A micromachined Joule–Thomson cryogenic cooler with parallel two-stage expansion

HS Cao, S Vanapalli, HJ Holland, CH Vermeer… - international journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
There is an increasing need for localized cooling in integrated circuit/microfluidic chips,
where cooling is currently achieved by relatively large and bulky cooling systems. Joule …

Impact of initial cooling process on frosting characteristics of a cryogenic surface under different water vapor content conditions

H Ye, W Shu, Y Qi, S Fang, S Zhu, X Zhi, L Qiu… - International Journal of …, 2025 - Elsevier
Widespread frosting typically leads to negative effects. Elucidating the mechanisms and
characteristics of frosting is essential for developing effective frost control technologies …

[HTML][HTML] Numerical analysis of a novel miniature Joule-Thomson cryocooler

Z Pan, R Zhang, X Li, L Wang, T Huang… - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, a novel miniature Joule-Thomson (JT) cryocooler was proposed and its steady-
state cooling characteristics were analyzed via CFD numerical simulation. The performance …

Real-time mass detection of trace water vapor frosting on a cryogenic surface based on quartz crystal Microbalance (QCM) sensor

H Ye, Q Hu, Y Qi, X Zhi, L Qiu - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Trace water vapor remaining in a large-scale cryogenic wind tunnel may form an extremely
thin frost layer on the scaled model, significantly affecting the aerodynamic characteristics …