Advances in Cryogenic Engineering

Metallic Materials Behavior.- A-1 Fatigue Behavior of Aluminum and Titanium Sheet Materials Down to -423°F.- A-2 Cryogenic Tensile Properties of Selected Aerospace Materials.- A-3 Evaluation of Stainless Steel Casting Alloys for Cryogenic Service in the 80-Inch Liquid-Hydrogen Bubble Chamber.- A-4 Metallurgical Evaluation of a New Aluminum Casting Alloy Developed for Space Vehicle Use at Cryogenic Temperatures.- A-5 An Anomalous Decrease of the Elastic Moduli at Very Low Temperatures in Some 300 Series Stainless Steels.- A-6 Shear Strength of Several Alloys at Liquid-Hydrogen Temperatures.- A-7 Charpy Impact Testing at 20°K.- A-8 Mechanical Properties of Several 2000 and 6000 Series Aluminum Alloys.- Metallic Materials-Flow and Fracture.- B-1 Evaluation of Fracture Characteristics of Aluminum Alloys at Cryogenic Temperatures.- B-2 Evaluation of the Effects of Specimen Configuration and Testing Variables on Crack Propagation Properties.- B-3 Low-Temperature Flow and Fracture Behavior of Tantalum.- B-4 Creep Properties of 18–10 and 25–20 Stainless Steels at Cryogenic Temperatures.- Nonmetallic Materials Behavior.- C-1 Mechanical Properties Testing of Plastic Laminate Materials Down to 20°K.- C-2 An Assessment of Test Specimens and Test Techniques Useful to the Evaluation of Structural Reinforced Plastic Materials at Cryogenic Temperatures.- C-3 Structural Properties of Glass-Fiber Filament-Wound Cryogenic Pressure Vessels.- C-4 The Development of a New Cryogenic Gasket for Liquid-Oxygen Service.- C-5 Thermal Expansion Characteristics of Some Plastic Materials and Composites from Room Temperature to — 253°C.- C-6 Thermal Conductivity of Reinforced Plastics at Cryogenic Temperatures.- C-7 Low-Temperature Tensile, Thermal Contraction, and Gaseous HydrogenPermeability Data on Hydrogen-Vapor Barrier Materials.- Ortho-Parahydrogen Catalysis.- D-1 Improved Ferric Oxide Gel Catalysts for Ortho-Parahydrogen Conversion.- D-2 Experimental Study of Reaction Kinetics for Para-Orthohydrogen at 20° to 80°K.- Insulation.- E-l Multishielding—An Advanced Superinsulation Technique.- E-2 Practical Problems in Design of High-Performance Multilayer Insulation System for Cryogenic Stages.- E-3 Development of a Lightweight External Insulation System for Liquid-Hydrogen Stages of the Saturn V Vehicle.- E-4 Thermal and Pressure-Induced Strains in Internal Cryogenic Insulations.- Instrumentation.- F-1 Dilute Gold-Iron Thermoelements in Low-Temperature Thermocouples.- F-2 A Novel Principle for the Measurement of Low Temperature.- F-3 Considerations When Using Turbine-Type Flowmeters in Cryogenic Service.- F-4 A Single-Channel, Multipoint, Continuous, Liquid-Level System for Liquid Hydrogen, Using Carbon Resistors.- Safety.- G-1 A Combustion Test Program to Establish Design Criteria for Liquid-Hydrogen-Fueled Space Vehicles.- G-2 Spark Ignition Parameters of Cryogenic Hydrogen in Oxygen and Nitrogen Mixtures.- G-3 Large Volume Operational Room Inerting.- G-4 Catalysis Poisons for Platinum-Wire Liquid-Level Sensors.- Cryopumping.- H-1 Capture Coefficients of Gases at 77°K.- H-2 Obtaining Low Pressures with Cryosorption Pumps.- Fluid Phenomena.- I-1 A Technique for the Simulation of Thermal Behavior of Fluids in a Low-Gravity Field.- I-2 Probing Experiments on Pressure Oscillations in Two-Phase and Supercritical Hydrogen with Forced Convection Heat Transfer.- I-3 Transfer Line Surge.- I-4 Detection of Density Variations in Flowing Two-Phase Hydrogen.- I-5 Cool-Down Temperatures and Cool-Down Time During Mist Flow.- I-6 Analytical andExperimental Investigation of Thermal and Helium Lift-Pumping Recirculation Systems.- I-7 An Experimental Investigation of Geysering in Vertical Tubes.- I-8 An Experimental Evaluation of the Performance of Cryogenic Gaseous Hydrogen as a Monopropellant.- I-9 Pressure Drop Considerations in the Transfer of Fluids.- Equipment Development.- J-1 Experimental Study of H2O-LH2 and H2O-LN2 Heat Exchangers.- J-2 Expulsion Bladders for Cryogenic Liquids.- J-3 A Versatile Low-Temperature Probe for Application to Cryosurgery.- J-4 Simple Technique for the Ultrapurification of Helium.- J-5 A Nitrogen Supply System for Post-Run Cooldown of Nuclear Reactors.- J-6 Development and Design of a 100-lb/sec Liquid-Air Vaporizer.- J-7 Mobile Nitrogen Transport and High-Pressure Pumping Equipment for Oil Well Servicing.- J-8 Supercritical Pressure Customer Station.- J-9 A Large-Scale Storage and Transfer System for Distribution of Liquid Helium as a Refrigerant Medium.- J-10 Efficiency of Low-Temperature Expansion Machines.- Seals.- K-1 Large-Diameter Metal Seals for Nuclear Rocket Applications.- K-2 A New Vacuum-Insulated Cryogenic Coupling.- K-3 A Rotatable Sealing Coupling for Cryogenic Uses.- K-4 A New Positive Seal for Pistons and Axially Moving Rods.- Miniature Refrigerators.- L-1 Continuous Cryogenic Refrigeration for Three to Five Micron Infrared.- L-2 A Cryogenic Refrigerator for Long-Life Applications in Satellites.- L-3 Conduction Cooling of a Traveling Wave Maser Superconducting Magnet in a Closed-Cycle Refrigerator.- L-4 The Feasibility of Solid-State Cryogenic Refrigeration to 70°K.- Indexes.- Author Index.