Transient Heat Transport in Subcooled He II Associated with JT Effect

R. Maekawa, A. Iwamoto, S. Hamaguchi

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Abstract

Transient heat transport in subcooled He II has been investigated in a 1 m long rectangular channel with distributed contractions: one-closed end has a heater, while the other end is open to the He II bath. Experiments were conducted applying heat pulses and recording the temperature profile with seven Allan Bradley resistors placed along the channel. Cernox sensor was indium soldered on the heater surface to monitor the onset of film boiling. As the onset of heat pulse, the pressure at the heater surface increased because of phase change from subcooled He II to He I. Further increasing of heat pulse leads to coexistence of triple-phase, He I vapor layer, He I and subcooled He II, at the vicinity of heater surface. These effects induced instantaneous He II temperature drop along the channel, which is caused by Joule-Thomson (JT) effect. A simple model gives an approximate mechanism of pressure increase in the channel. The paper describes transient heat transport mechanism in the channel and discusses JT effect within the channel.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Cryogenic Engineering
Subtitle of host publicationTransactions of the Cryogenic Engineering Conference - CEC
EditorsJohn Pfotenhauer, Steven Van Sciver, Albert Zeller, Jonathan Demko, Christopher Rey, John G. Weisend II, John Barclay, Michael DiPirro, Quan-Sheng Shu, Peter Kittel, Edward Daly, John R. Hull, Jennifer Lock, Joseph Waynert, Susan Breon, James Maddocks, John Zbasnik, Patrick J. Kelley, Arkadiy Klebaner
PublisherAmerican Institute of Physics Inc.
Pages991-998
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)0735401861
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 23 2004
Externally publishedYes
Event2003 Cryogenic Engineering Conference, CEC 2003 - Anchorage, United States
Duration: Sep 22 2003Sep 26 2003

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume710
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

Conference2003 Cryogenic Engineering Conference, CEC 2003
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAnchorage
Period09/22/0309/26/03

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