Location
Howard Johnson Plaza-Hotel, Columbia/ Atlantis Rooms
Start Date
27-4-1995 1:00 PM
End Date
27-4-1995 4:00 PM
Description
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has long been involved with developing cryogenic refrigeration systems for the cooling of infrared sensors used by both the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the U.S. Defense Department. In 1989, JPL began spinning off this technology to provide commercial refrigeration and air conditioning. The areas of technology spin-off include the development of refrigerant mixtures to replace ozone-depleting Freon 12, the development of solid adsorption cooling systems for home air conditioning and railway car air conditioning, and the development of low cost, lightweight liquid absorption air conditioning systems that can serve as gaspowered window air conditioning units or exhaust-heat-powered, automobile air conditioning systems.
Paper Session III-A - Refrigeration Technology Transfer at JPL/ NASA
Howard Johnson Plaza-Hotel, Columbia/ Atlantis Rooms
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has long been involved with developing cryogenic refrigeration systems for the cooling of infrared sensors used by both the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the U.S. Defense Department. In 1989, JPL began spinning off this technology to provide commercial refrigeration and air conditioning. The areas of technology spin-off include the development of refrigerant mixtures to replace ozone-depleting Freon 12, the development of solid adsorption cooling systems for home air conditioning and railway car air conditioning, and the development of low cost, lightweight liquid absorption air conditioning systems that can serve as gaspowered window air conditioning units or exhaust-heat-powered, automobile air conditioning systems.
Comments
Spin-Offs and Setbacks
Session Chairman: Paul Curto, Chief Technologist of the Inventions and Contributions Board (ICB), NASA Headquarters
Session Organizer: Suzanne Hodge