Published 1990 | Version v1
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The fountain effect in aerospace cryogenics

Creators

  • 1. Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, IL (United States)

Description

The theory of the fountain effect, also known as the thermomechanical effect, exhibited by superfluid helium is presented, and the application of this effect in space projects is described. Future uses of superfluid He in space are also discussed. These include the use of the fountain effect for liquid-vapor phase separation; for pumping superfluid helium from a storage vessel to a payload (as in the Superfluid Helium On-Orbit Transfer Flight Demonstration and the Superfluid Helium Tanker); for actuating a low-temperature refrigerator; and for circulating liquid helium within a cryostat (as in the Astromag dewar). 21 refs

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
Inc., U.S. Navy, NASA, et al. New York, Plenum Press.
Imprint Place
New York, NY (United States)
Imprint Title
Advances in cryogenic engineering. Vols. 35A ampersand 35B - Proceedings of the 1989 Cryogenic Engineering Conference, University of California, Los Angeles, July 24-28, 1989
Imprint Pagination
vp.
Journal Page Range
p. 211-221.

Conference

Title
International cryogenic materials conference.
Dates
24-28 Jul 1989.
Place
Los Angeles, CA (United States).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
23037569
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
COOLING; CRYOGENIC FLUIDS; CRYOSTATS; FLUID FLOW; HELIUM DILUTION REFRIGERATORS; HELIUM II; INTERFACES; LIQUIDS; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; SPACE FLIGHT; SUPERFLUIDITY; USES; VAPOR SEPARATORS; VAPORS
Descriptors DEC
CONTROL EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; FLUIDS; GASES; HELIUM ISOTOPES; HELIUM 4; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; NUCLEI; QUANTUM FLUIDS; REFRIGERATORS; SEPARATION EQUIPMENT; STABLE ISOTOPES; THERMOSTATS

Optional Information

Notes
Imprint:927.
Secondary number(s)
CONF-890701--.