Cryocooler performance and reliability are continually improving. Consequently, they are
more and more frequently implemented by physicists in their laboratory experiments or for …

Semiconductor-based devices in various fields such as night vision, space exploration,
medical inspection, telecommunication, among others could benefit from operating at …

The behavior of a droplet train in a microfluidic network with hydrodynamic traps in which the
hydrodynamic resistive properties of the network are varied is investigated. The flow …

The pressure drop of gas flows in a microchannel filled with a dense pillar matrix was
investigated with specific attention to a pillar shape. Pillars of height 250 µm and aspect ratio …

The proposal by NASA to use high-temperature superconducting (HTS) generators and
motors on future (~ 2035) aircraft for turboelectric propulsion imposes difficult requirements …

Working temperature of infrared detectors increases to higher than 100 K with the
breakthrough of infrared materials, and the HOT (High Operation Temperature) cryocoolers …

Thermoacoustic heat engines (TAEs) are potentially advantageous drivers for
thermoacoustic refrigerators (TARs). Connecting TAEs to TARs means that waste heat can …

Precooled phase shifters can significantly enhance the phase shift effect and further improve
the performance of pulse tube cryocoolers. A separate three-stage Stirling pulse tube …

This paper describes the continued development of a cryocooler which uses a coaxial pulse
tube cold head designed for high operating frequencies. This high frequency design results …

Investigations of phase shifters and power recovery mechanisms are of sustainable interest
for developing Stirling pulse tube cryocoolers (SPTC) with more compact design and higher …