Cryogenic Engineering

Fifty Years of Progress

By: Klaus D. Timmerhaus (Editor), Richard P. Reed (Editor)

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Hardcover | 6 October 2006

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Cryogenic Engineering: Fifty Years of Progress is a benchmark reference work which chronicles the major developments in the field. Starting with an historical background dating to the 1850s, this book reviews the development of data resources now available for cryogenic fields and properties of materials. The advances in cryogenic fundamentals are covered by reviews of cryogenic principles, cryogenic insulation, low-loss storage systems, modern liquefaction processes, helium cryogenics and low-temperature thermometry. Several well-established applications resulting from cryogenic advances include aerospace cryocoolers and refrigerators, use of LTS and HTS systems in electrical applications, and recent changes in cryopreservation. Extensive references are provided for the readers interested in the details of these cryogenic engineering advances.

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Non-Fiction Engineering & Technology Technology in General Engineering in General Science Physics Thermodynamics & Heat Applied Physics Astrophysics Cryogenics Classical Mathematics Fluid Mechanics

Mechanical Engineering & Materials Mechanical Engineering Electronics & Communications Engineering Electronics Engineering Electronic Devices & Materials Semi-Conductors & Super-Conductors

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Historical summary of cryogenic activity prior to 1950	p. 3
Sources of cryogenic data and information	p. 31
Trends and advances in cryogenic materials	p. 52
History and applications of nonmetallic materials	p. 84
Advances in cryogenic principles	p. 105
Insulation progress since the mid-1950s	p. 120
Development of low-loss storage of cryogenic liquids over the past 50 years	p. 134
Fifty-years' development of cryogenic liquefaction processes	p. 146
Advances in helium cryogenics	p. 161
Lessons learned in 50 years of cryogenic thermometry	p. 179
Aerospace coolers : a 50-year quest for long-life cryogenic cooling in space	p. 225
Understanding properties and fabrication processes of superconducting Nb[subscript 3]Sn wires	p. 285
High-temperature superconductors : a review of YBa[subscript 2]Cu[subscript 3]O[subscript 6+x] and (Bi,Pb)[subscript 2]Sr[subscript 2]Ca[subscript 2]Cu[subscript 3]O[subscript 10]	p. 309
A paradigm shift in cryopreservation : molecular-based advances to improve outcome	p. 340
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