Advances in Cryogenic Engineering: Proceedings of the 1958 Cryogenic Engineering Conference

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