NASA NTRS · 19880065996
Acquisition system testing with superfluid helium
Abstract
Minus one-g outflow tests were conducted with superfluid helium in conjunction with a thermomechanical pump setup in order to study the use of capillary acquisition systems for NASA's Superfluid Helium On-Orbit Transfer (SHOOT) flight experiment. Results show that both fine mesh screen and porous sponge systems are capable of supplying superfluid helium to the thermomechanical pump inlet against a one-g head up to 4 cm, fulfilling the SHOOT requirements. Sponge results were found to be reproducible, while the screen results were not.
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Anderson, John E., Fester, Dale A., Dipirro, Michael J.. 1988-01-01. Acquisition system testing with superfluid helium. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19880065996
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