Author: Martin N. Wilson
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: cryogenics, monographs, magnets, superconducting
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 1987-03-26
List price: $55.00
ISBN-10: 0198548109
ISBN-13: 9780198548102

Now back in print, this classic work provides a complete theoretical basis for the engineering design of superconducting magnet systems, from the small instrument magnets used as everyday research tools to the very large magnet systems used to work on thermonuclear fusion and magnetohydrodynamic power generation.

Author: Randall F. Barron
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: cryogenics, monographs, systems, cryogenic
Number of Pages: 528
Published: 1985-06-13
List price: $149.00
ISBN-10: 0195035674
ISBN-13: 9780195035674

This introduction to the principles of low-temperature engineering emphasizes the design and analysis of cryogenic systems. The new edition includes fresh material on superconductivity, liquid natural gas technology, rectification system design, refrigerators, and instrumentation. SI units are now used throughout the book. Unlike the previous edition, which was designed primarily as a college text, the new edition is written to serve as a professional reference as well, and is particularly useful for mechanical and chemical engineers involved in the design of cryogenic systems. Senior-level an

Authors:G. Walker, E. R. Bingham,
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: monographs, cryogenics, refrigeration, cryogenic, capacity, low
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 1994-08-25
List price: $127.50
ISBN-10: 0198517602
ISBN-13: 9780198517603

In the early 1980s, Graham Walker wrote his classic two-volume monograph Cryocoolers. Sections of that landmark work have been referenced more often and by more authors than any other cryogenic paper published in the mid-1980s. Nevertheless, in so dynamic a field, an update--one that is compact, inexpensive, and more ranging--is urgently needed. Low-Capacity Cryogenic Refrigeration provides an elementary yet comprehensive introduction to the subject, and features clear discussions of applications to scientific, medical, educational, military, and civil systems. Complementary to the earlier t

Author: Gadhiraju Venkatarathnam
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: cryogenics, monograph, series, international, processes, mixed, refrigerant, cryogenic
Number of Pages: 262
Published: 2008-09-08
List price: $159.00
ISBN-10: 0387785132
ISBN-13: 9780387785134

Most conventional cryogenic refrigerators and liquefiers operate with pure fluids, the major exception being natural gas liquefiers that use mixed refrigerant processes. The fundamental aspects of mixed refrigerant processes, though very innovative, have not received the due attention in open literature in view of commercial interests. Hundreds of patents exist on different aspects of mixed refrigerant processes. However, it is difficult to piece together the existing information to choose an appropriate process and an optimum composition or a given application. The aim of the book is to teach

Author: Robert A. Ackermann
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: cryogenics, monograph, series, international, exchangers, regenerative, heat, cryogenic
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 1997-01-15
List price: $199.00
ISBN-10: 0306454491
ISBN-13: 9780306454493

An in-depth survey of regenerative heat exchangers, this book chronicles the development and recent commercialization of regenerative devices for cryogenic applications. Chapters cover historical background, concepts, practical applications, design data, and numerical solutions, providing the latest information for engineers to develop advanced cryogenic machines. The discussions include insights into the operation of a regenerator; descriptions of the cyclic and fluid temperature distributions in a regenerator; data for various matrix geometries and materials, including coarse and fin

Author: Gunther Hartwig
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: cryogenics, monograph, series, international, temperatures, properties, room, cryogenic, polymer
Number of Pages: 286
Published: 1995-01-31
List price: $275.00
ISBN-10: 0306449870
ISBN-13: 9780306449871

’[This book] form[s] the basis of a good postgraduate course on the physics of the polymeric solid state....To produce a text like this is not easy...useful to those seeking to understand polymer physics of solids.’--Polymer International ’Good organization....The book is a textbook, a review, a handbook all rolled into one.’--Polymer News This volume emphasizes the importance of first understanding cryogenic properties in order to comprehend the room temperature properties of polymers. The author describes the necessary modifications for polymers and their a

Authors:Martin Donabedian, David G. Gilmore,
Publisher: AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics & Ast
Keywords: cryogenics, aerospace, press, volume, handbook, thermal, control, spacecraft
Number of Pages: 641
Published: 2003-06-01
List price: $99.95
ISBN-10: 1884989144
ISBN-13: 9781884989148