FLOW PATTERN TRANSITION OF LIQUID HELIUM IN THE ROTATING HELIUM POOL OF SUPERCONDUCTING GENERATORS. 1. VISUAL EXPERIMENT.

[In Japanese. / En japonais.]

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Summary

IT IS IMPORTANT FOR SUPERCONDUCTING ROTORS TO MAINTAIN A STABLE FLOW PATTERN OF LIQUID HELIUM TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENTAL TRANSITION OF SUPERCONDUCTING FIELD WINDINGS INTO THE NORMAL STATE. LIQUID HELIUM WITHIN THE ROTATING HELIUM POOL OF SUPERCONDUCTING ROTORS HAS 2 MAJOR FLOW PATTERNS. ONE IS A GRAVITY DOMINANT FLOW PATTERN AND THE OTHER IS A CENTRIFUGAL FORCE DOMINANT FLOW PATTERN. THE FORMER HAS A FLAT HORIZONTAL SURFACE OF A LIQUID, AND THE LATTER HAS A CYLINDRICAL ONE. THE PAPER DESCRIBES THE TRANSITION PHENOMENA BETWEEN THESE 2 FLOW PATTERNS. THE RESULTS OF A VISUAL EXPERIMENT USING WATER, R113 AND SILICONE OIL ARE PRESENTED.

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Original title: [In Japanese. / En japonais.]
Record ID : 1988-2198
Languages: Japanese
Source: Cryogenics/ Cryog. Eng. - vol. 23 - n. 1
Publication date: 1988
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Themes: Applications of liquified gases;
Superconduction
Keywords: Superconduction; Helium; Liquid helium; Rotor; R113; Oil; Cryofluid; Water