Posted on 01/26/2024 6:15:56 AM PST by logi_cal869
> It would have to be extremely low pressure seals. Helium is so light it is incredibly difficult to store. When running some of our tests, I watched helium literally flow through the metal of a non-stainless steel connection on top of the LHe Dewar.
ok, hmmm, it sounds as if i got my story wrong then (not the first time lol). if i bump into my source i will post it (but i may have mangled what it in fact stated). thanks for the cool helium info!
Hydrogen even more so!
Hard to build warships if you can’t weld.
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Uranium to Russia, now this. Government just continues to sell us out.
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