Advances in Cryogenic Engineering: Proceedings of the 1956 Cryogenic Engineering Conference National Bureau of Standards Boulder, Colorado September 5–7 1956

Front Matter....Pages N1-x
Fundamentals of Hydrogen Liquefaction....Pages 1-7
Hydrogen-Helium Liquefier....Pages 8-11
Catalysis of the Ortho-Parahydrogen Conversion....Pages 12-18
A New Arrangement for the Ortho-Para Conversion of Liquid Hydrogen in the Large CEL-NBS Liquefier....Pages 19-26
The Reversible Separation of Multicomponent Mixtures....Pages 27-38
Distillation of Hydrogen — Deuterium Mixtures....Pages 39-44
Freeze Out Purification of Gases in Heat Exchangers....Pages 45-53
A Breathing Oxygen Storage Dewar....Pages 54-58
A Liquid Oxygen Servicing Dewar Transportable by Tactical Aircraft....Pages 59-63
Liquid Hydrogen Pumping System....Pages 64-70
Small Liquid Hydrogen Dewars, Design and Use....Pages 71-74
Liquid Oxygen Trucks....Pages 75-82
A Liquid Hydrogen Dewar to Supply Gas to Balloons in Flight....Pages 83-89
Mechanical Properties of Metals at Low Temperatures....Pages 90-92
Mechanical Properties of Some Engineering Materials between 20°K and 300°K....Pages 93-99
Total Emissivity of Some Surfaces at 77°K....Pages 100-103
Resistance-Temperature “Scaling” of Carbon-Composition Thermometers....Pages 104-109
Reactor Irradiations at 15°K....Pages 110-115
On Some Mechanical Properties of Superconductors....Pages 116-116
The Los Alamos High Field Magnet....Pages 117-119
Conductivity of Metallic Cryogenic Materials....Pages 120-124
An Investigation of the Liquid Oxygen Geysering Phenomena in Missile Supply Lines....Pages 125-125
The Performance Characteristics of Low Temperature Tension Testing Apparatus and Its Application in Industry....Pages 126-135
An Experimental Study of the Strength and Fatigue of Glass at Very Low Temperatures....Pages 136-144
Development Program for a Non-Lubricated 10,000 RPM Bearing Operating Over a Temperature Range from 40°R to 560°R....Pages 145-155
Characteristics of Some Insulations for Liquid Oxygen Transfer Lines....Pages 156-162
Heat Transport through Powders....Pages 163-165
Thermal Conductivities of Copper and Copper Alloys....Pages 166-171
Cryogenic Characteristics of Wire Resistance Strain Gages....Pages 172-176
Continuous Analysis of Argon for Traces of Nitrogen....Pages 177-181
Adsorbents in Liquid Oxygen Containers....Pages 182-187
A Novel Refrigebating Machine....Pages 188-196
Gas Chromatography as Applied to the Industrial Separation of Nitrogen and Helium from Neon....Pages 197-202
Some Aspects of the Design of Airborne Pressure Vessels for Low Temperature Applications....Pages 203-208
A Circulating Air Bath Cryostat and its use in Dynamic Adsorption....Pages 209-219
Helium Heat Rectifiers and a Simple Magnetic Refrigerator....Pages 220-224
E. R. E. T. S. Lox Losses and Preventative Measures....Pages 225-242
Principles of Gas Refrigerating Machines....Pages 243-249
Expansion Turbines and Engines for Low Temperature Processing....Pages 250-260
An Impulse Type Expander Turbine....Pages 261-275
Low Temperature Heat Exchanger Usage....Pages 276-281
Heat Exchanger Performance Prediction by Electrical Analogy....Pages 282-294
Performance of Pumps with Liquefied Gases....Pages 295-302
Long Distance Transfer of Liquefied Gases....Pages 303-317
The Development and Operation of the 10 Inch Liquid Hydrogen Bubble Chamber....Pages 318-324
A Large Liquid Hydrogen Bubble Chamber....Pages 325-329
Liquid Helium Bubble Chamber....Pages 330-335
Designing for Safety in Hydrogen Bubble Chambers....Pages 336-350
A Small Liquid Nitrogen Plant, Using a Gas Refrigerating Machine....Pages 351-356
Back Matter....Pages 357-369