Advances in Cryogenic Engineering

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xviii

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2. Superconductivity Applications—MHD Magnets

   1. Commercial Realization of MHD—A Challenge for Superconducting Magnets

      • V. A. Ovcharenko

      Pages 1-8

   2. Cryogenic Aspects of the U.S. SCMS Superconducting Dipole Magnet for MHD Research

      • R. C. Niemann, S. T. Wang, J. D. Gonczy, K. Mataya, W. J. Pelczarski, P. Smelser et al.

      Pages 9-16

   3. Fabrication Experiences and Operating Characteristics of the U.S. SCMS Superconducting Dipole Magnet for MHD Research

      • S. T. Wang, R. C. Niemann, R. L. Kustom, P. Smelser, W. J. Pelczarski, L. R. Turner et al.

      Pages 17-27

   4. Design Study of Superconducting Magnets for a Combustion Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) Generator

      • R. J. Thome, J. W. Ayers, T. M. Hrycaj, J. A. Burkhart

      Pages 28-36

   5. Design of Superconducting Magnets for Full-Scale MHD Generators

      • A. M. Hatch, J. Zar, F. E. Becker, R. Rhodenizer, D. Markiewiecz, R. Ackerman et al.

      Pages 37-47

3. Superconductivity Applications—Energy Storage

   1. 0.54-MJ Superconducting Magnetic Energy Transfer and Storage

      • J. D. Rogers, D. J. Blevins, J. D. G. Lindsay, G. A. Miranda, C. E. Swannack, D. M. Weldon et al.

      Pages 48-56

   2. A Superconducting 0.54-MJ Pulsed Energy Storage Coil

      • C. J. Mole, D. W. Deis, P. W. Eckels, H. E. Haller III, M. A. Janocko, S. A. Karpathy et al.

      Pages 57-69

   3. Design and Development of a Large Superconducting Solenoid with Aluminum-Stabilized Superconductors

      • S. T. Wang, R. P. Smith, S. H. Kim, J. J. Peerson

      Pages 70-77

   4. Conductor for LASL 10-MWhr Superconducting Energy Storage Coil

      • A. Petrovich, M. S. Walker, B. A. Zeitlin, J. D. Scudiere, R. I. Schermer

      Pages 78-87

   5. Constant-Tension and Constant-Field Solenoids

      • M. N. El-Derini, R. W. Boom, M. A. Hilal

      Pages 88-96

   6. Results from a Model System of Superconducting Solenoids and Phase-Shifting Bridge for Pulsed Power Studies for Proposed Tokamak EF Coils

      • R. E. Fuja, R. L. Kustom, R. P. Smith

      Pages 97-103

   7. Pulsed DC Losses in Superconducting Solenoids

      • J. T. Broach, W. D. Lee

      Pages 104-109

   8. Dielectric Strength of Helium Vapor and Liquid at Temperatures between 1.4 and 4.2 K

      • K. F. Hwang

      Pages 110-117

4. Superconductivity Applications—Rotating Machinery

   1. Experimental Simulation of Cryogenic System for a Large Superconducting Rotor

      • K. A. Tepper, J. L. Smith Jr., F. C. Rumore

      Pages 118-124

   2. Development of a Helium Transfer Coupling for a Superconducting Generator Rotor

      • B. B. Gamble

      Pages 125-131

   3. High-Speed Helium Transfer System—Evaluation and Testing

      • A. Patterson, R. D. Blaugher

      Pages 132-139

   4. A Bonded-Strain-Gage Pressure Transducer for High-Speed Liquid Helium Temperature Rotors

      • R. A. Bukovich, J. L. Smith Jr., K. A. Tepper

      Pages 140-145

   5. A Method for Calculating Temperatures in Superconducting Rotors Cooled with Two-Phase Helium

      • A. Hofmann, Ch. Schnapper

      Pages 146-150

   6. Temperature Distribution in Rotating Thermosiphons Containing Two-Phase Helium in Nonisentropic Equilibrium

      • A. Hofmann, Ch. Schnapper

      Pages 151-158

In late 1877, Louis Cailletete in France and Raoul Pictet in Switzerland independently succeeded in liquefying oxygen, thereby proving a hypothesis set forth by Antoine Lavoisier nearly 100 years earlier. The theme of the 1977 Cryogenic Engineering Conference "Cryogenics: A Century of Progress-A Chal­ lenge for the Future" properly commemorated this accomplishment by reviewing some of the noteworthy advances since that time and outlining many advances still to come. Both Volumes 23 and 24 of this series provide a good account of the many contributions that were presented at this conference. The 1977 Cryogenic Engineering Conference was appropriately again held in Boulder, Colorado where the first Cryogenic Engineering Conference was initiated 23 years ago by the late Russell B. Scott, then Chief of the Cryogenic Engineering Laboratory of the National Bureau of Standards. The Cryogenic Engineering Conference Board is extremely grateful to members of the National Bureau of Standards and the University of Colorado for serving as hosts for this meeting of cryogenic specialists from all over the world. The Cryogenic Engineering Conference is again pleased to have had the International Cryogenic Materials Conference co-host this biennial meeting for the second time in succession. This joint effort again has permitted an in-depth coverage of research on technical materials in areas currently receiving primary attention by the cryogenic engineering community. The Proceedings of the Inter­ national Cryogenic Materials Conference will be published as Volume 24 of the Advances in Cryogenic Engineering.

• combustion
• convection
• cryogenics
• energy
• energy storage
• engine
• flow
• future
• heat transfer
• materials
• optimization
• radiation
• research
• simulation
• superconductivity

• Engineering Research Center, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA

  K. D. Timmerhaus