Claims
- 1. A method of manufacturing a for a liquid at cryogenic temperature Dewar from a can of spun sheet aluminum alloy having a very high percentage of aluminum and from a shell of spun sheet aluminum having a very high percentage of aluminum comprising polishing an exterior surface of the can to a lustrous high gloss thereby substantially removing all tool marks, polishing an interior surface of the shell to a lustrous high gloss thereby substantially removing all tool marks, said exterior and interior surfaces exhibiting a value of .rho..sub.0 for radiant emissivity at said cryogenic temperature, chemically treating the exterior surface of the can with a liquid etchant of nitric acid and hydrofluoric acid until the can exterior surface has a non-pitted, smooth, matted, smut free and etched appearance that is free from discoloration and stains, chemically treating the interior surface of the shell with a liquid etchant of nitric acid and hydrofluoric acid until the shell interior surface has a non-pitted, smooth, matted, smut free and etched appearance that is free from discoloration and stains, thereby diminishing said lustrous high gloss and reducing the radiant emissivity for said surfaces at said cryogenic temperature substantially in relation to .rho..sub.0 absent corresponding said steps of chemically treating, then assembling the Dewar so that the shell surrounds the can, and evacuating the space between the shell and the can, said etchant approximately 4 percent by volume of hydrofluoric acid and 20 percent by volume of nitric acid and the remainder, deionized water.
- 2. The method of claim 1, wherein said polishing steps comprise mechanically polishing said interior and exterior surfaces.
- 3. The method of claim 1, wherein said polishing steps comprise chemically polishing said interior and exterior surfaces and the etchant removes any of the chemicals deposited on the surface by the chemical polishing.
- 4. The method of claim 1, wherein said polishing steps comprise electrochemically polishing said interior and exterior surfaces.
- 5. The method of claim 1, wherein said chemically treating steps comprise treating with the etchant for between 15 and 45 seconds.
- 6. A method of manufacturing a Dewar for a liquid maintained at cryogenic temperature from a can of spun sheet aluminum alloy having a very high percentage of aluminum, from a first shell of spun sheet aluminum alloy having a very high percentage of aluminum, and from a second shell of spun sheet aluminum alloy having a very high percentage of aluminum, the second shell being dimensioned so that it can fit inside the first shell, an exterior surface of the can being polished to a lustrous high gloss so it is substantially free of all tool marks, an interior surface of the first shell being polished to a lustrous high gloss so that substantially all tool marks are removed therefrom, and both interior and exterior surfaces of the second shell being polished to a lustrous high gloss so that substantially all tool marks are removed therefrom, said surfaces exhibiting a value .rho..sub.0 for radiant emissivity at said cryogenic temperature, said method comprising: chemically treating the exterior surface of the can with a liquid etchant of nitric acid and hydrofluoric acid until the can exterior surface has a non-pitted, smooth, matted, smut free and etched appearance that is free from discoloration and stains, treating the interior surface of the first shell with a liquid etchant until the interior surface of the first shell has a non-pitted, smooth, matted, smut free and etched appearance that is free from discoloration and stains, treating both the surfaces of the second shell with a liquid etchant until both surfaces of the second shell have non-pitted, smooth, bright, and etched appearances that are free from discoloration and stains, thereby diminishing said lustrous high gloss and reducing the radiant emissivity of each said surfaces in relationship to .rho..sub.0 at said cryogenic temperature absent corresponding said steps of treating, then assembling the Dewar so that the second shell surrounds the can, and the first shell surrounds the second shell, and evacuating the space between the first shell and the can, said etchant approximately 4 percent by volume of hydrofluoric acid, approximately 20 percent by volume of nitric acid and the remainder deionized water.
- 7. A Dewar for containing a liquid maintained at cryogenic temperature manufactured from a can of spun sheet aluminum alloy having a very high percentage of aluminum and from a shell of spun sheet aluminum alloy having a very high percentage of aluminum, an exterior surface of the can being polished to a lustrous high gloss so that substantially all toolmarks are removed therefrom, an interior surface of the shell being polished to a lustrous high gloss so that substantially all toolmarks are removed therefrom, said surfaces exhibiting a value .rho..sub.0 for radiant emissivity at said cryogenic temperature, made by the steps of: chemically treating the exterior surface of the can with a liquid etchant of nitric acid and hydrofluoric acid until the can exterior has a non-pitted, smooth, matted, smut-free and etched appearance that is free from discoloration and stains, chemically treating the interior surface of the shell with a liquid etchant of nitric acid and hydrofluoric acid until the shell interior surface has a non-pitted, smooth, matted, smut-free and etched apperance that is free from discoloration and stains, thereby diminishing said lustrous high gloss and reducing radiant emissivity of each of said surfaces at said cryogenic temperature in relation to .rho..sub.0 at said cryogenic temperature absent corresponding said steps of treating, then assembling the Dewar so that the shell surrounds the can and then evacuating the space between the shell and the can, said etchant approximately 4 percent by volume of hydrofluoric acid, approximately 20 percent by volume of nitric acid, and the remainder is deionized water.
- 8. The Dewar of claim 7 wherein the surfaces are treated for between 15 and 45 seconds by the etchant.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/136,500, filed 12-28-87, now abandoned, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 437,080, filed 10-29-82, now abandoned, which is a division of application Ser. No. 879,290, filed 02-21-78, now abandoned.
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