Cryogenic Engineering: Fifty Years of Progress / Edition 1

by Klaus D. Timmerhaus, Richard P. Reed

Overview

This is a benchmark reference work on Cryogenic Engineering which chronicles the major developments in the field. Starting with an historical background, this book reviews the development of data resources now available for cryogenic fields and properties of materials. It presents the latest changes in cryopreservation and the advances over the past 50 years. The book also highlights an exceptional reference listing to provide referral to more details.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781441922083
Publisher:	Springer New York
Publication date:	11/23/2010
Series:	International Cryogenics Monograph Series , #140
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2007
Pages:	374
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.03(d)

Table of Contents

Background Information.- Historical Summary of Cryogenic Activity Prior to 1950.- Advances in Cryogenic Data Development over the Past 50 Years.- Sources of Cryogenic Data and Information.- Trends and Advances in Cryogenic Materials.- History and Applications of Nonmetallic Materials.- Improvement in Cryogenic Fundamentals over the Past 50 Years.- Advances in Cryogenic Principles.- Insulation Progress since the Mid-1950s.- Development of Low-Loss Storage of Cryogenic Liquids over the Past 50 Years.- Fifty-Years’ Development of Cryogenic Liquefaction Processes.- Advances in Helium Cryogenics.- Lessons Learned in 50 Years of Cryogenic Thermometry.- Cryogenic Applications Development Over the Past 50 Years.- Aerospace Coolers: A 50-Year Quest for Long-Life Cryogenic Cooling in Space.- Understanding Properties and Fabrication Processes of Superconducting Nb3Sn Wires.- High-Temperature Superconductors: A Review of YBa2Cu3O6+x and (Bi,Pb)2Sr2Ca2Cu3O10.- A Paradigm Shift in Cryopreservation: Molecular-Based Advances to Improve Outcome.