Cryogenic Safety A Guide to Best Practice in the Lab and Workplace /

• Main Authors: Peterson, Thomas J. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Weisend II, J. G. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: International Cryogenics Monograph Series,
• Subjects: Physics.; Quality control.; Reliability.; Industrial safety.; Chemistry.; Thermodynamics.; Heat engineering.; Heat transfer.; Mass transfer.; Numerical and Computational Physics, Simulation.; Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk.; Safety in Chemistry, Dangerous Goods.; Applied and Technical Physics.; Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer.

This book describes the current state of the art in cryogenic safety best practice, helping the reader to work with cryogenic systems and materials safely. It brings together information from previous texts, industrial and laboratory safety polices, and recent research papers. Case studies, example...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• 1. Cryogenic Properties of Fluids and Materials
• 2. General Cryogenic Safety
• 3. Pressure Safety in Cryogenics
• 4. Oxygen Deficiency Hazards
• 5. Oxygen Safety
• 6. Hydrogen Safety
• 7. LNG Safety
• 8. Approaches to Cryogenic Safety in Particle Accelerator Labs
• 9. Summary and General Guidelines
• Appendix.