To enable the resupply of liquid helium users on orbit, the technology for helium transfer in space is being developed. A key element of the resupply process is the fluid acquisition in the supply dewar; feeding the liquid to the pump. For the Superfluid Helium On-Orbit Transfer (SHOOT) flight exper
Liquid acquisition devices for superfluid helium transfer
โ Scribed by M.J. Dipirro
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 710 KB
- Volume
- 30
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0011-2275
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