The purpose of this project was to research and improve the design and operation of a Continuous Adiabatic Demagnetization Refrigerator (CADR). Experiments focused on improving the methods used to produce the CADR salt pill, improving the operation of the CADR heat switch, and testing the properties of a new salt pill material, Dysprosium Gadolinium Gallium Garnet.

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Creator

• Shaw, William H.

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 00B003M

Advisor

• Zwiep, Donald N.
• McNamara, Karen M.
• Looft, Fred J.

Year

• 2000

Center

• Goddard Space Flight Center Project Center - MQP

Sponsor

• NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Date created

• 2000-01-01

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Chemical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright