X-Message-Number: 1136
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 17:40 MST
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Subject: Re: cryonics: #1130 - #1135

Using superfluid helium as a perfusate during cooldown won't work, because
helium only becomes a superfluid (and thus frictionless) at temperatures of
less than 2K or so (I can't remember the exact temperature). While this
temperature may be raised by increasing the pressure, I don't think the
helium phase diagram will allow superfluidity at anything near 77K for any
pressure. Creative idea though! ---Mark Voelker

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