
THERMAL HELIUM MASS FLOWMETER FOR SPACE CRYOSTAT.
Author(s) : BUGEAT J. P., PETIT R., VALENTIAN D.
Type of article: Article
Summary
THIS FLOWMETER HAS BEEN DEVELOPED FOR A SPACE CRYOSTAT IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE INFRARED SPACE OBSERVATORY PROJECT. SEVERAL COMMERCIAL THERMAL MASS FLOWMETERS WERE TESTED TO DETERMINE THEIR ABILITY TO WORK AT LOW TEMPERATURES. THEN A PROTOTYPE WAS DERIVED WITH SOME MODIFICATIONS, MAINLY CONCERNING THE ELECTRONICS. IT WITHSTOOD A TEST PROGRAMME INCLUDING FUNCTIONAL TESTS DOWN TO 100 K AND VIBRATION TESTS AT THE QUALIFICATION LEVEL.
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- Original title: THERMAL HELIUM MASS FLOWMETER FOR SPACE CRYOSTAT.
- Record ID : 1987-1666
- Languages: English
- Source: Cryogenics - vol. 27 - n. 1
- Publication date: 1987
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Themes:
Low-temperature physics;
Transport and handling of cryogenic fluids - Keywords: Helium; Flowmeter; Cryotemperature; Cryostat; Testing; Space; Cryogenics
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