Advances in Cryogenic Engineering

Papers Presented.- A-1 High Energy Liquid Propellants for Rockets.- A-2 Hydrocarbon-Oxygen Systems Solubility.- A-3 Compatibility of Materials with Liquid Oxygen.- A-4 Thermodynamic Properties of Neon.- A-5 Magnetic Losses at Low Temperatures.- B-1 Wear and Friction in Liquid Nitrogen with Austenitic Stainless Steel Having Various Surface Coatings.- B-2 The Stability of Austenitic Stainless Steels at Low Temperatures as Determined by Magnetic Measurements.- B-3 The Tensile and Impact Strength of Annealed and Welded 5086 Aluminum Down to 20°K.- B-4 Mechanical Testing of Aluminum Weldments.- B-5 Bonding Plastic to Metal for High Strength at Low Temperatures.- B-6 Mechanical Properties of Insulating Plastic Foams at Low Temperatures.- C-1 The Performance of Glass Fiber Insulation under High Vacuum.- C-2 High Performance Cryogenic Containers.- C-3 Ultra Low Temperature Production and Control in Environmental Testing and Application Facilities.- C-4 An Airborne Cryogenic System for Pneumatic Power Generation, Cooling, and Other Uses.- C-5 Cryogenic Systems as Auxiliary Power Sources for Aircraft and Missile Applications.- C-6 A Liquid Air Device for Cooling the Wearer of a Totally Enclosed Liquid Rocket Propellant Handler's Suit.- D-1 A New Method for Detecting Cavitation and Turbulence in Cryogenic Fluids.- D-2 Design Study of Liquid Oxygen Pumping Systems for Missile Fueling Incorporating Vented Storage Tanks.- D-3 High Pressure Pumping Equipment for Cryogenic Liquids.- D-4 Pumping of Liquid Hydrogen.- D-5 Comparison and Correlation of Centrifugal Pump Caviatation Test Results Handling Liquid Oxygen and Water.- D-6 An Analysis of Dual-Phase Flow at the Inlet to a Centrifugal Cryogenic Pump.- E-1 Measurement of the Flow of Liquefied Gases with Sharp-Edged Orifices.- E-2Flow Conversion Kinetics of Ortho and Parahydrogen.- E-3 Poisoning and Reactivation of Ortho-Parahydrogen Conversion Catalyst.- E-4 Atmospheric Heat Transfer to Vertical Tanks Filled with Liquid Oxygen.- E-5 Hydrogen Separation-A Compromise with Reversibility.- F-1 A Vacuum Insulated Transfer Line for Liquefied Gases.- F-2 Economic and Design Considerations for a 650 Foot High Vacuum Insulated Transfer Line.- F-3 Pressurized Transfer of Cryogenic Liquids.- F-4 Prediction of Pressure Drop in Two-Phase Single-Component Fluid Flow.- F-5 Pressurized Cooldown of Cryogenic Transfer Lines.- F-6 Pressurized Discharge of Liquid Nitrogen from an Uninsulated Tank.- F-7 Ultrasonic Gaging of Cryogenic Liquids.- G-1 Some Methods for Reducing Heat Leak Through Support Members in Liquefied Gas Storage Vessels.- G-2 Performance of a Piston-Expanded Bubble Chamber.- G-3 Cryogenic Approach to Localized Cooling of Infrared Detectors.- G-4 Analytical Methods for Liquid Oxygen.- G-5 Methods of Gaging Liquid Oxygen.- G-6 Applications and Economics of the Norelco Gas Liquefier for Recovery of Flash Gases.- H-1 Pilot Plant Studies of the Low Temperature Distillation of Hydrogen Isotopes.- H-2 Testing and Operation of Ball Bearings Submerged in Liquefied Gases.- H-3 Wide-Range Cryostat Temperature Control.- Author Index.