Advances in cryogenic engineering. Volume 4 : proceedings of the 1958 Cryogenic Engineering Conference, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass., Sept. 3-5, 1958

## Acknowledgement The Cryogeriic Engineering Conference Committee gratefully acknowledges the continued support and interest of the following organizations who have made both the 1958 Cryogenic Engineering Conference and the publication of this Proceedings possible. Front Matter....Pages N1-x High Energy Liquid Propellants for Rockets....Pages 1-10 Hydrocarbon-Oxygen Systems Solubility....Pages 11-25 Compatibility of Materials with Liquid Oxygen....Pages 26-46 Thermodynamic Properties of Neon....Pages 47-64 Magnetic Losses at Low Temperatures....Pages 65-70 Wear and Friction in Liquid Nitrogen with Austenitic Stainless Steel Having Various Surface Coatings....Pages 71-83 The Stability of Austenitic Stainless Steels at Low Temperatures as Determined by Magnetic Measurements....Pages 84-100 The Tensile and Impact Strength of Annealed and Welded 5086 Aluminum Down to 20°K....Pages 101-113 Mechanical Testing of Aluminum Weldments....Pages 114-122 Bonding Plastic to Metal for High Strength at Low Temperatures....Pages 123-131 Mechanical Properties of Insulating Plastic Foams at Low Temperatures....Pages 132-140 The Performance of Glass Fiber Insulation under High Vacuum....Pages 141-153 High Performance Cryogenic Containers....Pages 154-159 Ultra Low Temperature Production and Control in Environmental Testing and Application Facilities....Pages 160-173 An Airborne Cyrogenic System for Pneumatic Power Generation, Cooling, and Other Uses....Pages 174-183 Cryogenic Systems as Auxiliary Power Sources for Aircraft and Missile Applications....Pages 184-195 A Liquid Air Device for Cooling the Wearer of a Totally Enclosed Liquid Rocket Propellant Handler’s Suit....Pages 196-202 A New Method for Detecting Cavitation and Turbulence in Cryogenic Fluids....Pages 203-217 Design Study of Liquid Oxygen Pumping Systems for Missile Fueling Incorporating Vented Storage Tanks....Pages 218-230 High Pressure Pumping Equipment for Cryogenic Liquids....Pages 231-240 Pumping of Liquid Hydrogen....Pages 241-254 Comparison and Correlation of Centrifugal Pump Cavitation Test Results Handling Liquid Oxygen and Water....Pages 255-263 An Analysis of Dual-Phase Flow at the Inlet to a Centrifugal Cryogenic Pump....Pages 264-271 Measurement of the Flow of Liquefied Gases with Sharp-Edged Orifices....Pages 272-285 Flow Conversion Kinetics of Ortho and Parahydrogen....Pages 286-295 Poisoning and Reactivation of Ortho-Parahydrogen Conversion Catalyst....Pages 296-306 Atmospheric Heat Transfer to Vertical Tanks Filled with Liquid Oxygen....Pages 307-318 Hydrogen Separation—A Compromise with Reversibility....Pages 319-325 A Vacuum Insulated Transfer Line for Liquefied Gases....Pages 326-334 Economic and Design Considerations for a 650 Foot High Vacuum Insulated Transfer Line....Pages 335-341 Pressurized Transfer of Cryogenic Liquids....Pages 342-356 Prediction of Pressure Drop in Two-Phase Single-Component Fluid Flow....Pages 357-377 Pressurized Cooldown of Cryogenic Transfer Lines....Pages 378-394 Pressurized Discharge of Liquid Nitrogen from an Uninsulated Tank....Pages 395-402 Ultrasonic Gaging of Cryogenic Liquids....Pages 403-409 Some Methods for Reducing Heat Leak Through Support Members in Liquefied Gas Storage Vessels....Pages 410-417 Performance of a Piston-Expanded Bubble Chamber....Pages 418-425 Cryogenic Approach to Localized Cooling of Infrared Detectors....Pages 426-435 Analytical Methods for Liquid Oxygen....Pages 436-442 Methods of Gaging Liquid Oxygen....Pages 443-453 Applications and Economics of the Norelco Gas Liquefier for Recovery of Flash Gases....Pages 454-463 Pilot Plant Studies of the Low Temperature Distillation of Hydrogen Isotopes....Pages 464-475 Testing and Operation of Ball Bearings Submerged in Liquefied Gases....Pages 476-486 Wide-Range Cryostat Temperature Control....Pages 487-495 Back Matter....Pages 496-498 The National Bureau Of Standards Boulder Laboratories Was On September 5-7, 1956 Again Host To A National Conference On Cryogenic Engineering. Supported Financially By Many Of The Leading Industrial Firms Currently Active In This Rapidly Expanding Field, The Conference, Second Of Its Kind, Attracted More Than 400 Scientists And Engineers From All Parts Of The World. This Attendance Was Evidence Of The Present Interest And Growth In Cryogenic Engineering, A Field Which Has As Yet Not Found A Satisfactory Place Within The Bounds Of Existing Professional Societies. In All But Two Cases The Proceedings Contain The Summary Or Entire Text Of The Paper Presented At The Confer Ence. Forty-nine Papers Were Presented At Seven Separate Sessions. These Sessions Were Divided Into The Following General Topics: Cryogenic Processes Cryogenic Equipment Cryogenic Properties Cryogenic Applications Bubble Chambers The Division In Some Cases Had To Be Somewhat Arbitrary Since Several Papers Could Have Been Classified Under More Than One General Topic. To Make The Proceedings More Valuable To The Reader, An Attempt Was Made To Record The General Discussion Which Followed Each Paper. Unfortunately, However, The Recording Devices Were Not Sensitive Enough For Clear Reproduction. The Discussions, Therefore, Have Not Been Included In The Proceed Ings.