Refrigeration of Superconducting Rotating Machinery.

Abstract

Recent work at the NBS Cryogenics Division in three areas related to helium refrigeration is summarized: (1) Analysis is given of a possible high pressure refrigeration cycle which offers in principle a reduced component size, but which turns out to be impractical because of expansion engine inefficiencies. (2) Exact equations for flow of a real fluid are derived and applied to problems of fluid flow near the critical point, as may occur with some helium-cooled superconducting systems, and (3) Three new equations of state for helium are given, each using different state variables, to eliminate the need for iterative techniques in helium refrigeration cycle and fluid flow analysis. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0774892

Entities

People

  • Vincent D. Arp

Organizations

  • National Institute of Standards and Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Equations
  • Equations Of State
  • Flow
  • Fluid Flow
  • High Pressure

Fields of Study

  • Engineering
  • Physics

Readers

  • Superconducting Magnet Technology
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.