Advances in Cryogenic Engineering: Volume 29

Front Matter....Pages i-xxii
The Cryogenic Engineering Conference: 1954–1984....Pages 1-8
Helium Prospects for the Future: Is There a Crisis?....Pages 9-17
The Outlook for U.S. LNG Imports....Pages 19-27
Thermal Performance of the MFTF Magnets....Pages 29-39
Single Magnet Test Results of the First EBT-P Development Magnet....Pages 41-48
Design, Construction, and Testing of a Large Bore Superconducting Magnet Test Facility (SMTF) at the University of Missouri-Columbia....Pages 49-55
Advanced High-Field Coil Designs: 20 Tesla....Pages 57-66
Development of a 12-Tesla Multifilamentary Nb 3 Sn Magnet for MFTF-B....Pages 67-78
A Single-Layer Race-Track Magnet Using a Niobium-Tin Conductor....Pages 79-86
A Superconducting Magnet for Solid NMR Studies....Pages 87-94
Construction and Testing of the Nb 3 Sn Coils for the High-Field Test Facility....Pages 95-103
Development of A 500-mm ID Pulsed Magnet for Testing of High-Current Pulsed Conductors....Pages 105-112
Cryo-Electric Testing of a 1000 MVA Superconducting Power Transmission System....Pages 113-122
Design and Operation of the 30 MJ Superconducting Magnetic Storage System on the Bonneville Power Administration Bus....Pages 123-132
Advanced Applications of Superconductors....Pages 133-140
A Josephson Voltage Standard Using a Superconducting Loop Containing Multiple Junctions....Pages 141-147
Progress on the Development of NbZr Radio Frequency Band Reject Filters....Pages 149-157
Lead Technology for Superconducting Resonant Cavities....Pages 159-166
Experiments and Analyses of Thermal Characteristics and Stress/Strain Distributions of a 0.5 MJ Pulsed Coil....Pages 167-174
Training Behavior and Acoustic Emission of Superconducting Magnet....Pages 175-182
Acoustic Emission Behavior in the 0.5 MJ Pulsed Magnet at Osaka University....Pages 183-190
The Design, Assembly and Test of a Cryostat for a Superconducting Motor....Pages 191-198
Modular Thermostatic Vapour-Cooled Current Leads for Cryogenic Service....Pages 199-206
Transition and Recovery of a Cryogenically Stable Superconductor....Pages 207-214
Natural Circulation and Cable Conductors....Pages 215-223
Passive Quench Arrest by a Chimney Induced Deluge at Every Quench Front....Pages 225-235
Finite-Difference Modeling of the Cryostability of Helium II Cooled Conductor Packs....Pages 237-243
Pressure Rise Analysis in Superconducting Coils during Dumping....Pages 245-253
Consequences of Shorted Turns in a Superconducting Magnet....Pages 255-264
Effect of Heat Transfer from Ambient on Cryogenic Heat Exchanger Performance....Pages 265-272
Performance of Cryogenic Heat Exchangers with Heat Leak from the Surroundings....Pages 273-280
Heat Transfer to Subcooled He I....Pages 281-287
Light Induced Cooling of a Heated Solid Immersed in Liquid Helium I....Pages 289-297
Improvement in the Heat Transfer of a Gas Filled Thermal Switch....Pages 299-306
Film Boiling Heat Transfer to Liquid Nitrogen: A Comparison of Transient and Steady State Measuring Techniques....Pages 307-314
Heat Transport in Forced Flow He II: Analytic Solution....Pages 315-322
Transient Heat Transfer in Superfluid Helium — Part II....Pages 323-333
Heat Flow in a He II Filled Fin....Pages 335-342
Heat Flow in He II in Microbore Channels....Pages 343-350
Control and Operation Cost Optimization of the Hiss Cryogenic System....Pages 351-358
The Helium Cryogenic System for the Superconducting High-Luminosity Insertion at the CERN-ISR....Pages 359-367
Cooldown of a 30 MVA Superconducting Synchronous Conductor....Pages 369-376
Refrigeration System for the Fermilab Superconducting Collider Detector Solenoid....Pages 377-383
Forced Two-Phase Cooling of the TPC Superconducting Solenoid....Pages 385-392
The Doublet III Neutral Beam Injector Cryosystem....Pages 393-399
Liquid Helium Rotational Reservoir Management in a 20 MVA Superconducting Generator....Pages 401-409
Analytical Tools for LHe Distribution System Design....Pages 411-420
Automation of a Cryogenic Facility by Commercial Process Control Computer....Pages 421-427
Commissioning of the Tevatron Satellite Refrigeration System....Pages 429-436
Control of the Tevatron Satellite Refrigeration System....Pages 437-441
Fermilab’s Satellite Refrigerator Expansion Engines....Pages 443-451
Fermilab Satellite Refrigerator Compressors with Oil and Moisture Removal Systems....Pages 453-460
Fermilab Central Helium Liquefier Operations....Pages 461-468
An Entropy Flow Optimization Technique for Helium Liquefaction Cycles....Pages 469-478
An Optimum Cold end Configuration for Helium Liquefaction Cycles....Pages 479-486
Combined Cold Compressor/Ejector Helium Refrigerator Cycle....Pages 487-493
Helium Refrigerator with Features for Operation at Supercritical Pressure....Pages 495-501
Some Experimental Results for an Automatic Helium Liquefier....Pages 503-510
Miniature Cryogenic Expansion Turbines—A Review....Pages 511-523
A Robust Thrust Bearing for Cryogenic Turbines....Pages 525-532
Kinetics of a Gas Adsorption Compressor....Pages 533-542
Instability in He II Refrigeration....Pages 543-550
The Pursuit of Absolute Zero....Pages 551-563
New Design Criteria for the Dilute Channel in Dilution Refrigerators....Pages 565-571
Double Acting Reciprocating Magnetic Refrigerator: Recent Improvements....Pages 573-579
The Helium Magnetic Refrigerator I: Development and Experimental Results....Pages 581-587
The Helium Magnetic Refrigerator II: Liquefaction Process and Efficiency....Pages 589-596
The Carnot Type Magnetic Refrigeration Below 4.2 K: Computer Simulation....Pages 597-603
Experiment to Determine Properties of Packed Particle Beds and Regenerators at Cryogenic Temperatures....Pages 605-612
Temperature Stability Limits for an Isothermal Demagnetization Refrigerator....Pages 613-620
A Fast Cool-Down J-T Minicryocooler....Pages 621-627
Low-Temperature Expansion Pulse Tubes....Pages 629-637
Magnetically Suspended Stirling Cryogenic Space Refrigerator: Test Results....Pages 639-649
IRAS Cryogenic System Flight Performance Report....Pages 651-659
Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS) Superfluid Helium Tank Temperature Control....Pages 661-667
Design and Performance of Transfer Assembly for the Infrared Telescope for Space Lab 2....Pages 669-678
Long Term Cryogen Storage in Space: A Feasibility Study....Pages 679-686
Sintered Plug Flow Modulation of a Vapor-Liquid Phase Separator for a Helium II Vessel....Pages 687-695
Superfluid Porous Plug Performance....Pages 697-706
Zero-g Experiments with a He II Active Phase Separator for Space Application....Pages 707-714
Passive Orbital Disconnect Strut....Pages 715-721
Development of a Para-Orthohydrogen Catalytic Converter for a Solid Hydrogen Cooler....Pages 723-731
Helium Hammer in Superfluid Transfer....Pages 733-739
Supercritical Hydrogen Expulsion Utilizing an External Pressurization System....Pages 741-747
Ground Support Equipment for the Loading of High Pressure and Density Cryogenic Helium....Pages 749-757
Heating Cryogenic Helium with a Solid Propellant Gas Generator....Pages 759-766
Reducing Boiloff Losses in Cryogenic Storage Systems to the Minimum....Pages 767-776
Calculation of the Pressure Rise in the Fermilab 19000 L Helium Dewar....Pages 777-784
Discrete Cooling of Supports and Multi-Layer Insulation in Helium Dewars....Pages 785-793
Thermal Overfill, and the Surface Vaporisation of Cryogenic Liquids under Storage Conditions....Pages 795-803
Rollover Test in LNG Storage Tank and Simulation Model....Pages 805-811
Operating Experience with a High Capacity Helium Pump under Supercritical Conditions....Pages 813-820
A Liquid Helium Piston Pump with a Superconducting Drive....Pages 821-828
A Rotating Liquid Helium Transfer System....Pages 829-836
A Comparison of Flow Rates and Pressure Profiles for N-Sequential Inlets and Three Related Seal Configurations....Pages 837-846
The Analysis and Development of a Floating LNG Emergency Transfer Hose....Pages 847-857
Feasibility Tests of Pipeline Pigs for Cryogenic Pipelines....Pages 859-867
Investigation of Transducers for Large-Scale Cryogenic Systems in Italy....Pages 869-877
Pulsed Current Resistance Thermometry....Pages 879-886
Helium Flow Measurement using Ultrasonic Technique....Pages 887-894
Characterization of Anemometric-Type Flowmeters for Cryogenic Helium....Pages 895-902
A Test Circuit for Calibration of Liquid and Supercritical Helium Flowmeters....Pages 903-910
Automated Data Acquisition for Large Cryogenic Systems....Pages 911-918
Status of Thermophysical Properties Data for Pure Fluids and Mixtures of Cryogenic Interest....Pages 919-942
Measurement and Correlation of Isochoric P-V-T Behavior of a Binary H 2 -Ch 4 Mixture from Near Ambient to Cryogenic Temperatures and Pressures to 700 ATM....Pages 943-947
Three-Phase Liquid-Liquid-Vapor Equilibria in the Methane + N-Butane + Nitrogen System....Pages 949-955
The Critical Liquid Volume Fraction Used to Represent and Predict Liquid-Vapor Coexistence Densities of Ethylene....Pages 957-964
Thermodynamic Properties of Ethylene at Saturation....Pages 965-972
Evaluation of Mixing Rules for VLE Calculations....Pages 973-980
Calculation of Excess Enthalpies of Mixing for Binary Gaseous Mixtures....Pages 981-988
Effect of Cohesion Parameter on VLE Calculations....Pages 989-996
Prediction of High Pressure Vapor-Liquid Equilibria with a Mixing Rule Using the Asog Group Contribution Method....Pages 997-1004
The High Solubility of Water in Liquid Nitrogen and Other Cryogenic Liquids....Pages 1005-1012
Desorption of Benzene-Toluene Mixtures from Activated Carbon....Pages 1013-1020
Biomedical Applications of Cryogenics in China....Pages 1021-1032
A 650 mm Long Liquid Hydrogen Target for Use in a High Intensity Electron Beam....Pages 1033-1039
Back Matter....Pages 1041-1049