Abstract

A prototype superfluid helium bayonet for potential space applications has been developed and evaluated with a low heat leak test apparatus.Measured heat leak of the 13 mm (1/2 inch) bayonet pair is 0.21 W at 1.8 K with an uncertainty of +0.09/−0.05 W. Bayonets are fabricated with thin, electron beam (EB) welded tubes which are EB welded to machined nose and flange pieces. Low heat leak structural integrity is provided by a 0.9 mm thickness of filament wound fiberglass-epoxy. Superfluid creep is restricted by KEL-F nose seals which form vacuum-tight extensions to the bayonet cold end pieces.

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