Submitted by samskiter t3_zsiyxn in askscience
Mikeynolan t1_j1fsbqj wrote
Reply to comment by WatchManSam in Why do we use phase change refrigerants? by samskiter
You can buy an off-the-shelf Stirling engine two-stage cryocooler giving 10-20K. Radio astronomers use them all the time.
You put in about a kiloWatt of power and get about 2W of cooling, so use a good Dewar. They use Helium as the working gas.
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