Equipment and Methods for Cryogenic Thermal Insulation Testing

AIP Conference Proceedings

Volumn 710, Issue , 2004, Pages 579-586

  Fesmire, J E ^a   Augustynowicz, S D ^a   Heckle, K W ^a   Scholtens, B E ^a  

^a KENNEDY SPACE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARS (METAL); CRYOSTATS; NASA; SPACE PLATFORMS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

ACCURATE MEASUREMENT; APPARENT THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; BOUNDARY TEMPERATURE; COMPRESSIVE LOADING; CYLINDRICAL SPECIMENS; DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT; NASA KENNEDY SPACE CENTER; THERMAL INSULATION MATERIALS;

THERMAL INSULATION;

EID: 85048215791     PISSN: 0094243X     EISSN: 15517616     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1774730     Document Type: Conference Paper

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