Three-dimensional analysis for liquid hydrogen in a cryogenic storage tank with heat pipe-pump system

Cryogenics

Volumn 48, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 31-41

  Ho, Son H ^a   Rahman, Muhammad M ^a  

^a University of South Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryostats (F); Forced flow (C); Heat pipe (F); Liquid hydrogen (B); Zero boil off (C)

Indexed keywords

CRYOGENIC LIQUIDS; CRYOSTATS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEAT PIPES; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

FORCED FLOW (C); LIQUID HYDROGEN (B); ZERO BOIL OFF (C);

HYDROGEN;

EID: 39149142265     PISSN: 00112275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cryogenics.2007.09.005     Document Type: Article

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