Cryogenic helium refrigeration for middle and large powers / Guy Gistau Baguer.

This book offers a practical introduction to helium refrigeration engineering, taking a logical and structured approach to the design, building, commissioning, operation and maintenance of refrigeration systems. It begins with a short refresher of cryogenic principles, and a review of the theory of...

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Main Author: Gistau Baguer, Guy (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2020]
Series:International cryogenics monograph series.
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Table of Contents:
  • Units and Symbols
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Some Reminders about Cryogenics and Others
  • 3 Heat Exchangers for Cryogenic use, Reminders
  • 4 Basic Cycles for Helium Refrigeration and Liquefaction
  • 5 Special Cycles for Helium Refrigeration and Liquefaction
  • 6 Technology of the helium Refrigeration Components
  • 7 Helium
  • 8 Introduction to off-design Operation
  • 9 Process control
  • 10 Operating Modes of a Helium Refrigeration Plant
  • 11 Operation and Maintenance of a Helium Plant
  • 12 A Few Examples of Existing Plants
  • 13 A Helium Plant Specification
  • 14 Commissioning Tests
  • 15 The Cryo Tool Box
  • 16 Annex 1 Starting procedures for screw compressors
  • 17 Annex 2 More on ORS
  • 18 Annex 3 Heat exchangers operating in a horizontal position
  • 19 Annex 4 Introduction to the Grafcet language for the description of an automation procedure
  • 20 Terminology.