Inst. of Structural Eng., University of Tsukuba.
Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.
Inst. of Structural Eng., University of Tsukuba.
Toshiba Corporation, Fuchu Works.
出版者
宇宙科学研究所
出版者（英）
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
雑誌名
The Institute of Space and Astronautical Science report
巻
612
ページ
1 - 35
発行年
1984-06
抄録（英）
Superfluid liquid helium II (Hell) has been requested for cooling of such space borne instruments as infrared detectors down to absolute zero. A phase separator composes of a crucial part of such cryogenic systems to allow the liquid phase to be separated from the vapor in order to safely contain Hell in containers in the zero-gravity state. In the present investigation, porous-plugs were fabricated and tested to understand the basic flow characteristics through porous-plugs both in the loboratory and in the zero-gravity state aboard a rocket. Results show that the phase separation and the cooling power control were satisfactorily performed in both situations. The fundamental feature of the flow phenomena through porous-plugs is made clear quantitatively as well as qualitatively to provide sufficient data for the practical design of porous-plugs is made clear quantitatively as well as qualitatively to provide sufficient data for the practical design of porous-plugs for potential space borne IR telescope systems.
Experimental Study on Porous-Plug Phase Separator for Superfluid Hell
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