Helium Cryogenics

• Main Author: Van Sciver, Steven W. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2012.
• Series: International Cryogenics Monograph Series
• Subjects: Engineering.; Chemical engineering.; Low temperature physics.; Low temperatures.; Thermodynamics.; Heat engineering.; Heat transfer.; Mass transfer.; Industrial engineering.; Production engineering.; Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer.; Low Temperature Physics.; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering.; Industrial and Production Engineering.

Twenty five years have elapsed since the original publication of Helium Cryogenics. During this time, a considerable amount of research and development involving helium fluids has been carried out culminating in several large-scale projects. Furthermore, the field has matured through these efforts s...

Table of Contents:

• Cryogenic Principles and Applications
• Low-Temperature Materials Properties
• Helium as a Classical Fluid
• Classical Helium Fluid Mechanics
• Classical Helium Heat Transfer
• Helium as a Quantum Fluid
• He II Heat and Mass Transfer
• Liquefaction and Refrigeration Systems
• 3He and Refrigeration Below 1K
• Special Topics in Helium Cryogenics.