Advances in Cryogenic Engineering : Proceedings of the 1962 Cryogenic Engineering Conference University of California Los Angeles, California August 14–16, 1962

Front Matter ....Pages i-xi Temperatures Below 1°K (N. Kurti)....Pages 1-10 Cryobiology (A. P. Rinfret)....Pages 11-16 High-Field Superconducting Magnets (J. K. Hulm, B. S. Chandrasekhar, H. Riemersma)....Pages 17-29 Cryogenic Electronics (W. B. Ittner III)....Pages 30-36 Cryogenic Pumping and Space Simulation (E. L. Garwin)....Pages 37-45 Calculated and Observed Pumping Speeds of a Shielded Cryogenic Pumping Surface (F. C. Hurlbut, R. J. Mansfield)....Pages 46-56 A Study of Cryopump Configurations in Free-Molecular-Flow Regions (J. O. Ballance, W. K. Roberts, D. W. Tarbell)....Pages 57-64 Pumping by Gas Solidification—A Cryogenic Pump (J. D. C. Coy, B. W. A. Ricketson)....Pages 65-72 Cryopumping in the Near Free-Molecule Flow Region (E. S. J. Wang, J. A. Collins Jr., J. D. Haygood)....Pages 73-84 The Radiative Properties of Cryodeposits at 77°K (T. M. Cunningham, R. L. Young)....Pages 85-92 The Combined Use of Liquid and Gaseous Helium to Provide Near Actual Space Environment (H. Mark, R. D. Sommers)....Pages 93-99 Adsorption of Hydrogen on Solidified-Gas Films (A. L. Hunt, C. E. Taylor, J. E. Omohundro)....Pages 100-109 Gettering of Residual Gas and the Adsorption of Hydrogen on Evaporated Molybdenum Films at Liquid-Nitrogen Temperatures (A. L. Hunt, C. C. Damm, E. C. Popp)....Pages 110-115 The Thermodynamic Properties of Parahydrogen from 1° to 22°K (J. C. Mullins, W. T. Ziegler, B. S. Kirk)....Pages 116-125 The Thermodynamic Properties of Oxygen from 20° to 100°K (J. C. Mullins, W. T. Ziegler, B. S. Kirk)....Pages 126-134 P-ρ-T Values for Neon from 27° to 300°K for Pressures to 200 atm Using Corresponding States Theory (R. D. McCarty, R. B. Stewart, K. D. Timmerhaus)....Pages 135-145 Volumetric Behavior of Gas Mixtures at Low Temperatures by the Burnett Method: The Helium-Nitrogen System, 0° to -140°C (F. B. Canfield, T. W. Leland, R. Kobayashi)....Pages 146-157 An Apparatus to Determine the Solid-Vapor Equilibria of Binary Cryogenic Systems (M. J. Hiza, R. N. Herring)....Pages 158-161 Analysis of the Solid-Vapor Equilibrium System Carbon Dioxide-Nitrogen (G. E. Smith, R. E. Sonntag, G. J. Van Wylen)....Pages 162-173 A Comparison of the Low-Temperature Adsorption of Nitrogen and Methane from Hydrogen Gas on Three Different Adsorbents (M. J. Hiza, A. J. Kidnay)....Pages 174-182 Activity, Surface Area, and Weight Loss Correlations for Hydrous Ferric Oxide Catalyst (D. Gini, F. T. Finch, J. L. Von Wald, P. L. Barrick)....Pages 183-189 Liquid Helium and Nitrogen Supply Systems for Space Simulators (J. L. Aberle, A. J. Westbrock)....Pages 190-198 A Closed-Cycle Cascade Helium Refrigerator (P. K. Lashmet, J. M. Geist)....Pages 199-205 A Closed-Cycle Helium Refrigerator for 2.5°K (K. Zeitz, B. K. Woolfenden)....Pages 206-212 Reliable, Continuous, Closed-Circuit 4°K Refrigeration for a Maser Application (T. E. Hoffman)....Pages 213-220 A Refrigeration System Incorporating a Low-Capacity, High-Speed, Gas-Bearing-Supported Expansion Turbine (D. B. Mann, H. Sixsmith, W. A. Wilson, B. W. Birmingham)....Pages 221-227 An Analysis of the Performance of Large Reciprocating Expansion Engines with the Aid of a Computer and Laboratory Prototype (W. A. Morain, J. W. Holmes)....Pages 228-235 Hazards in the Handling of Cryogenic Fluids (M. G. Zabetakis)....Pages 236-241 Reactions of Organic Materials with Liquid Oxygen (R. L. Hauser, W. F. Rumpel)....Pages 242-250 Density Determination of Cryogenic Liquids as a Function of Saturated Vapor Pressure (T. C. Shupert)....Pages 251-255 Experimental Determination of the Bulk Density of Boiling Liquid Oxygen (R. W. Arnett, D. R. Millhiser, W. H. Probert)....Pages 256-262 Thermal Conductivity of Solid H2O and D2O at Low Temperatures (J. W. Dean, K. D. Timmerhaus)....Pages 263-267 Specific Heat and Thermal Conductivity of Four Commercial Titanium Alloys from 20° to 300°K (W. T. Ziegler, J. C. Mullins, S. C. P. Hwa)....Pages 268-277 Thermal Expansion of Several Technical Metals from -255° to 300°C (B. L. Rhodes, C. E. Moeller, V. Hopkins, T. I. Marx)....Pages 278-286 Linear Thermal Expansion of Elastomers in the Range 300° to 76°K (R. F. Robbins, Y. Ohori, D. H. Weitzel)....Pages 287-299 Development of Adhesives for Very Low-Temperature Application (M. B. Smith, S. E. Susman)....Pages 300-305 The Wetting of Solids by Liquid Hydrogen (R. J. Good, G. V. Ferry)....Pages 306-310 Solid Formation in Flowing Cryogenic Fluids (D. B. Chelton, B. W. Birmingham, J. W. Dean)....Pages 311-314 Temperature Measurements in Cryogenic Engineering (R. J. Corruccini)....Pages 315-333 An Improved Cryogenic Thermometer (T. M. Flynn, H. Hinnah, D. E. Newell)....Pages 334-339 A Comment on the Characteristics of Thermistors at 4.2°K (W. Hogan, J. Nicol, S. Shapiro)....Pages 340-341 A Survey of Mass and Level Gauging Techniques for Liquid Hydrogen (W. A. Olsen)....Pages 342-359 Calibration Systems and Turbine-Type Flow Transducers for Cryogenic Flow Measurements (R. L. Bucknell)....Pages 360-370 The Design, Construction, and Operation of a Cryogenic Flow Calibration Facility (G. R. Deppe, R. H. Dow)....Pages 371-377 Pressure Measurements in Cryogenic Systems (P. Smelser)....Pages 378-386 A Comparative Study of Airborne Liquid-Hydrogen Tank Insulation (J. L. McGrew)....Pages 387-392 External Insulation Techniques for Liquid-Hydrogen Tanks (H. K. Merrill, D. W. Murphy)....Pages 393-397 Experimental Performance of Model Liquid-Hydrogen Space Tankage with a Compressible Superinsulation (C. R. Lindquist, L. R. Niendorf)....Pages 398-403 An Investigation of the Use of Internal Insulation for Liquid-Hydrogen-Fueled Missiles (E. F. Coxe, R. O. Lowrey, R. T. Hunt, S. M. Freeman)....Pages 404-410 Expandable Cryogenic Pipe (F. W. Forbes, C. R. Martel)....Pages 411-416 Foams and Plastic Films for Insulation Systems (R. N. Miller, C. D. Bailey, R. T. Beall, S. M. Freeman)....Pages 417-424 Perlite for Cryogenic Insulation (R. H. Kropschot, R. W. Burgess)....Pages 425-436 Cryostats for Irradiating at 4.2°K (F. H. Eisen)....Pages 437-442 A He3 Cryostat for Performing Experiments with Oriented Nuclei (E. Ambler, R. B. Dove, R. S. Kaeser)....Pages 443-445 Performance of an Inducer-Impeller Combination at or near Boiling Conditions for Liquid Hydrogen (W. W. Wilcox, P. R. Meng, R. L. Davis)....Pages 446-455 A New High-Pressure Reciprocating Cryogenic Pump (L. Tyree Jr.)....Pages 456-460 Railway Tank Car for Transcontinental Shipment of Liquefied Hydrogen (R. S. Hudders, C. J. Dorf, A. H. Holcombe)....Pages 461-466 Force and Seal Evaluation of Elastomeric O-Rings (P. R. Ludtke, D. H. Weitzel)....Pages 467-477 Cryogenic Engineering in Cryobiology (W. Haumann)....Pages 478-483 Large-Scale Neon Recovery and Purification Process (J. F. Tompkins, J. M. Geist)....Pages 484-488 Peak Heat Flux and Temperature Difference in Nucleate Boiling of Liquefied Gases (T. H. K. Frederking)....Pages 489-494 Nucleate Boiling Heat-Transfer Data for Liquid Hydrogen at Standard and Zero Gravity (J. E. Sherley)....Pages 495-500 Natural Convection Film Boiling on a Sphere (T. H. K. Frederking, J. A. Clark)....Pages 501-506 Cooling of Cryogenic Liquids by Gas Injection (P. S. Larsen, J. A. Clark, W. O. Randolph, J. L. Vaniman)....Pages 507-520 Experimental Investigation of Liquid-Hydrogen Cooling by Helium Gas Injection (A. F. Schmidt)....Pages 521-528 Liquid Requirements for the Cool-Down of Cryogenic Equipment (R. B. Jacobs)....Pages 529-535 Cool-Down and Warm-Up of Large Powder-Insulated Dewars (F. Kreith, J. W. Dean, L. Brooks)....Pages 536-543 Effective Heat Sinks in Cryogenic Devices (A. I. Dahl)....Pages 544-549 Analytic Solution for the Phase Change in a Suddenly Pressurized Liquid-Vapor System (P. D. Thomas, F. H. Morse)....Pages 550-562 Some Idealized Solutions for Choking, Two-Phase Flow of Hydrogen, Nitrogen, and Oxygen (R. V. Smith)....Pages 563-573 Influence of Mechanical Constraints on the Superconducting Transition of Nb3Sn-Coated Niobium Wires and Ribbons (C. B. Müller, E. J. Saur)....Pages 574-578 AC Losses in Hard Superconductors (C. H. Jones, H. L. Schenk)....Pages 579-584 Theoretical and Experimental Study of an Unprotected Superconducting Coil Going Normal (Z. J. J. Stekly)....Pages 585-600 Superconducting Critical Currents in Wire Samples and Some Experimental Coils (R. C. Wolgast, H. P. Hernandez, P. R. Aron, H. C. Hitchcock, K. A. Solomon)....Pages 601-607 Mechanical Property Testing Techniques for the Cryogenic Temperature Range (F. R. Schwartzberg)....Pages 608-623 Tensile, Compression, and Shear Loop for Irradiation Testing at Cryogenic Temperatures (G. V. Aseff Sr., R. F. Callaway, A. M. Liebschutz)....Pages 624-630 Current Trends and Prospects in Mechanical Properties (R. M. McClintock, R. L. Hauser)....Pages 631-640 The Influence of Loading Rate and Stress Concentration Factors on Notch Properties of Three Sheet Alloys at Room Temperature, -78°, and -196°C (A. W. Brisbane)....Pages 641-653 Low-Temperature Properties of Austenitic Ductile Irons (W. K. Abbott)....Pages 654-660 The Properties of Aluminum Alloy 2219 Sheet, Plate, and Welded Joints at Low Temperatures (J. G. Kaufman, F. G. Nelson, E. W. Johnson)....Pages 661-670 The Tensile Property Evaluation of One 5000-Series Aluminum Alloy at the Temperature of Liquid Helium (L. P. Rice, J. E. Campbell, W. F. Simmons)....Pages 671-677 Notch Sensitivity of Aluminum Alloy Sheet and Plate at -320°F Based Upon Notch-Yield Ratio (J. G. Kaufman, E. W. Johnson)....Pages 678-685 Back Matter ....Pages 687-701