Verification test and evaluation of vibration characteristics for the ASTER cryocoolers

Masakuni Kawada; Hiroyuki Fujisada; Minoru Kobayashi; Hiroshi Akao; Osamu Nishihara; Atsushi Nishimoto

doi:10.1117/12.221363

29 September 1995 Verification test and evaluation of vibration characteristics for the ASTER cryocoolers

Masakuni Kawada, Hiroyuki Fujisada, Minoru Kobayashi, Hiroshi Akao, Osamu Nishihara, Atsushi Nishimoto

Proceedings Volume 2553, Infrared Spaceborne Remote Sensing III; (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.221363
Event: SPIE's 1995 International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1995, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

The advanced spaceborne thermal emission and reflection radiometer (ASTER) is an instrument which was selected by NASA to fly on the EOS-AM1 platform in 1998. Two cryocoolers are required to cool infrared detectors for the short-wave infrared radiometer (SWIR) and thermal infrared radiometer (TIR). The mission lifetime of the EOS-AM1 platform is expected to be 5 years, and accordingly, an operation lifetime more than 5 years is required for ASTER cryocoolers. The goals in the development of the ASTER cryocoolers are realization of a operation lifetime of over 50,000 hours and mechanical vibration forces below 0.1 N in the frequency range from 40 Hz to 135 Hz in the driection of all three axes. A split- Stirling cycle cryocoolers with clearance seals and linear motors is employed for this purpose. The compressor design adopts a piston driving mechanism which has a twin-opposed piston configuration in one compression space. The mechanical vibration caused by a displacer in the expander unit is reduced by an active balancer. Cryocoolers for SWIR and TIR have cooling capacity of 1.2 W at 70 K with power consumption lower than 55 W without control electronics. Several engineering models (EM) have been fabricated and are presently undergoing performance and life tests. Results of cryocooler verification tests and effects of jitter of mechanical vibration on the ASTER instrument are described.

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Masakuni Kawada, Hiroyuki Fujisada, Minoru Kobayashi, Hiroshi Akao, Osamu Nishihara, and Atsushi Nishimoto "Verification test and evaluation of vibration characteristics for the ASTER cryocoolers", Proc. SPIE 2553, Infrared Spaceborne Remote Sensing III, (29 September 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.221363

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