Advances in Cryogenic Engineering: Volume 22

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
A Research Program on the Properties of Structural Materials at 4 K....Pages 1-8
Fracture Mechanics and Its Application to Cryogenic Structures....Pages 9-26
The Fracture Toughness of Cryogenic Steels....Pages 27-34
Fatigue Crack Growth Rates of Structural Alloys at 4 K....Pages 35-46
Cryogenic Fracture Mechanics Properties of Several Manufacturing Process/Heat Treatment Combinations of Inconel X750....Pages 47-58
Microstructures of Inconel X750 for Cryogenic Structural Applications....Pages 59-67
The Fracture Toughness and Fatigue Crack Growth Rate of an Fe-Ni-Cr Super-Alloy at 298, 76, and 4 K....Pages 68-79
Evaluation of Inconel X750 Weldments for Cryogenic Applications....Pages 80-90
Accident Simulation Tests on a Wet-Wall LNG Design....Pages 91-101
Plasticity and Fracture of Ductile structural Alloys Under Plane Stress at Low Temperatures....Pages 102-108
Crack Tip Strain Field of Strain-Hardening Materials at Low Temperature....Pages 109-112
Mechanical Property Measurement Techniques of Structural Materials At Cryogenic Temperatures....Pages 113-118
Magnetothermal Conductivity of Selected Pure Metals and Alloys....Pages 119-127
Thermal and Electrical Measurements on Selected Materials for Low-Temperature Applications....Pages 128-135
Thermal Conductivity of Selected Alloys at Low Temperatures....Pages 136-144
Low-Temperature Thermal Conductivity and Dislocation Structures in Copper-Aluminum Alloys under High-Cycle, Low-Stress Fatigue....Pages 145-152
Measurement of Thermal Conductance....Pages 153-158
Magnetic and Thermal Properties of Stainless Steel and Inconel at Cryogenic Temperatures....Pages 159-173
Low-Temperature Elastic Properties of Invar....Pages 174-181
Embrittlement Mechanisms in a Hydrogen Environment....Pages 182-192
Application of Fiber-Reinforced Polymers to Rotating Superconducting Machinery....Pages 193-204
Static Tensile Properties of Boron-Aluminum and Boron-Epoxy Composites at Cryogenic Temperatures....Pages 205-213
Low Thermal Flux Glass-Fiber Tubing for Cryogenic Service....Pages 214-223
Optimization of Mechanical Supports for Large Superconductive Magnets....Pages 224-232
Aging Characteristics of Polyurethane Foam Insulation....Pages 233-241
Cellular Glass Insulation for Load-Bearing Application in the Storage of Cryogenic Fluids....Pages 242-250
Thermal Conductivity of Microsphere Cryogenic Insulation....Pages 251-262
Apparent Thermal Conductivity of Uncoated Microsphere Cryogenic Insulation....Pages 263-271
Thermal Performance of Multilayer Insulation Applied to Small Cryogenic Tankage....Pages 272-282
Low-Temperature Properties of Resins and Their Correlations....Pages 283-290
Evaluation of Pre-Impregnated Resin-Glass Systems for Insulating Superconducting Magnets....Pages 291-295
Dielectric Design Considerations for a Flexible Superconducting Power Transmission Cable....Pages 296-305
Surface Flashover Voltage of Spacers in Vacuum at Cryogenic Temperatures....Pages 306-311
Dimensional Behavior of Thin-Film Dielectric Polymers in the Temperature Range 4.2 To 300 K....Pages 312-315
Superconducting Materials for Large-Scale Applications....Pages 316-325
Effect of Metallurgical Treatments on AC Losses of Nb 3 Sn Produced By Solid State Diffusion....Pages 326-331
Critical Current and AC Loss of Coevaporated Nb 3 Sn Superconductors....Pages 332-340
Nb 3 Sn for Superconducting RF Cavities....Pages 341-346
Chemical Vapor Deposition of Nb 3 Ge....Pages 347-355
Improvements in Critical Current Densities of Nb 3 Sn by Solid Solution Additions of Sn in Nb....Pages 356-361
Performance Data of a Multifilamentary Nb 3 Sn Conductor and Magnet....Pages 362-369
Test Results of a 27-Cm Bore Multifilamentary Nb 3 Sn Solenoid....Pages 370-375
Superconducting Wire Test at Fermilab....Pages 376-382
Superconducting Wires for a Pulsed Magnet....Pages 383-389
Survey Results of Multifilamentary Nb-Ti Users....Pages 390-394
Single-Phase Helium as Coolant for Superconducting Magnets....Pages 395-403
Critical Rate of Magnetic Field Variation for Composite Superconductor....Pages 404-407
Stability of Composite Superconductors Under AC Conditions....Pages 408-413
Technique for Measuring AC Losses in Thin-Film Superconductors....Pages 414-419
Field Orientation Dependence of Losses in Rectangular Multifilamentary Superconductors....Pages 420-427
Hysteresis loss in a multifilament Superconductor....Pages 428-433
Design of Helically-Wound Superconducting AC Power Transmission Cables....Pages 434-443
Interaction between two Parallel Superconducting Wires Carrying Alternating Current....Pages 444-448
Effect of Stress on the Critical Current of NbTi Multifilamentary Composite Wire....Pages 449-452
Mechanical Properties of Superconducting Nb-Ti Composites....Pages 453-462
Low Temperature Tensile Behavior of Copper-Stabilized Niobium-Titanium Superconducting Wire....Pages 463-471
Electrical and Mechanical Properties of Dilute Aluminum-Gold Alloys at 300, 77, and 4.2 K....Pages 472-476
Effect of Cyclic Strain on Electrical Resistivity of Copper at 4.2 K....Pages 477-485
Low-Temperature Resistance of Cyclically Strained Aluminum....Pages 486-489
Stress Analysis of Nonhomogeneous Superconducting Solenoids....Pages 490-499
Study of Cooldown Stresses in the Cryogenic Envelope of a Superconducting Cable....Pages 500-511
Aboveground Concrete Secondary Containment for LNG....Pages 512-525
Thin Windows for Gaseous and Liquid Targets: An Optimization Procedure....Pages 526-534
A Promising New Cryogenic Seal Candidate....Pages 535-544
Back Matter....Pages 545-559