[AR] Re: Cryo-Valves (and other related questions)
- From: Henry Spencer <hspencer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Arocket List <arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2018 14:01:19 -0400 (EDT)
On Sat, 25 Aug 2018, Lars Osborne wrote:
I'm surprised no one else has pointed this out, but any valve can be a
cryo valve if you have enough torque...
Well, no, there are issues that aren't solved that easily. Most
especially, any valve with parts made of ordinary steel is *NOT SAFE* for
cryo use, because the steel will go brittle at cryo temperatures. That
alone will take an awful lot of non-cryo valves out of consideration for
cryo applications.
Seals can naturally have similar issues, and differences in thermal
contraction between different materials can cause trouble even if the
materials are individually okay.
Henry
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