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Hydrogen slush density reference system

Abstract

A hydrogen slush density reference system was designed for calibration of field-type instruments and/or transfer standards. The device is based on the buoyancy principle of Archimedes. The solids are weighed in a low-mass container so arranged that solids and container are buoyed by triple-point liquid hydrogen during the weighing process. Several types of hydrogen slush density transducers were developed and tested for possible use as transfer standards. The most successful transducers found were those which depend on change in dielectric constant, after which the Clausius-Mossotti function is used to relate dielectric constant and density.

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Weitzel, D. H., Lowe, L. T., Ellerbruch, D. A., Cruz, J. E., Sindt, C. F.. 1971-06-30. Hydrogen slush density reference system. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19720005708

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