Cryogenic Engineering, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded

Published:
November 30, 2004 by CRC Press - 912 Pages
Author(s):
Thomas Flynn, Cryoco Inc, Louisville, Colorado, USA

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ISBN 9780824753672
Cat# DK1177
 

Features

A comprehensive reference for the working engineer, this Second Edition

  • contains more than 125 new literature citations, over 130 new graphs and tables, and 230 pages of information not found in the first edition
  • provides hundreds of charts and tables of cryogenic data unavailable elsewhere in the literature
  • illustrates key concepts in the text with sample workshop problems
  • offers valuable guidelines for cryogenic equipment selection and analysis AUDIENCE

    • Summary

    Written by an engineering consultant with over 48 years of experience in the field, this Second Edition provides a reader-friendly and thorough discussion of the fundamental principles and science of cryogenic engineering including the properties of fluids and solids, refrigeration and liquefaction, insulation, instrumentation, natural gas processing, and safety in cryogenic system design.

    Table of Contents

    Cryogenic Engineering Intro. Basic Principles. Cryogenic Fluids. Mechanical Properties of Solids. Transport Properties of Solids. Refrigeration and Liquefaction. Insulation. Cryogenic Instrumentation. Cryogenic Equipment and Systems Analysis. Natural Gas Processing and Liquefied Natural Gas. Safety with Cryogenic and High Pressure Gas Systems

    Editorial Reviews

    Praise for the previous edition…
    "…Geared toward engineers and scientists who need the normally hard-to-obtain information contained in its tables and charts of data, this volume details the cryogenic technology developed at the National Bureau of Standards Cryogenic Engineering Laboratory."
    -Book News

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