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Van Sciver receives Mendelssohn Award

The prestigious Mendelssohn Award was presented to Dr. Steven Van Sciver, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Florida State University (FSU) and Program Director at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Tallahassee FL. He is a long-time CSA member and chair of the Boom Award Committee.

Eden Cryogenics Becomes Headquarters for Drivetrain in North and South America

Drivetrain Power and Propulsion in North Ryde, New South Wales Australia, has consolidated all of its interest in the United States into the Plain City, Ohio facilities of Eden Cryogenics.

NHMFL receives grant for new magnet system

The National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (NHMFL) has received a $17.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation’s Division of Chemistry to build a state-of-the-art magnet system.

Scientific Instruments President named on list of top 50 Women Business Leaders

Leigh Ann Hoey, President of Scientific Instruments, Inc., was awarded for her achievements as one of the top 50 Women Business Leaders by The Commonwealth Institute (TCI) of Florida.

Wilson Cross dies June 25

Wilson Cross, who worked in Fermilab's Cryogenic Department for 30 years, died on June 25. His supervisor, Jay Theilacker, said Wilson was an enthusiastic teacher and fun-loving person.

SC injector developed at Niowave generates first beam of photoelectrons

A superconducting injector being developed at Niowave for the Navy's free electron laser program generated its first beam of photoelectrons on June 9.

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Helium II

Helium II (He II) refers to the second liquid phase of the most abundant helium isotope (4He). Helium II is also referred to as superfluid helium. Helium II occurs once the temperature of the liquid helium drops below 2.17K. The phase transition between the first liquid phase of Helium (referred...

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Cryogenic Treatment of Materials

F.J. Diekman Controlled Thermal Processing, Inc. info@metal-wear.com Cryogenic Processing (also called cryogenic treatment, and incorrectly “cryogenic tempering”) is a process that uses cryogenic temperatures to modify materials to enhance their performance. Cryogenic Processing involves the slow reduction in temperature of the material to at least -300°F (-185°C) and holding the...

Cryogenics in Space

Peter Kittel University of California-Berkeley pkittel@cal.berkeley.edu Space Cryogenics is the application of cryogenics to space missions. These applications fall into two broad areas, supporting space science missions and supporting the space transportation infrastructure. Science applications: The atmosphere is opaque to much of the electro-magnetic spectrum. In space, the absence of...

Cryosurgery

Review of Cryosurgery Boris Rubinsky, PhD Hebrew University School of Science and Engineering Research Center for Biomedical Engineering 78b Ross Building Givat Ram, Jerusalem 91904 Israel rubinsky@cs.huji.ac.il as published in Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering, August 2000, Vol. 2, pp. 157-187. Abstract: Cryosurgery is a surgical technique that employs freezing...

Liquefied Natural Gas

Liquefied Natural Gas as it relates to the Field of Cryogenics John W. Bonn VJ Systems, LLC johnbonn@vjsystems-lic.com Today the world is looking for a cleaner fuel and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) plays a large part in achieving this goal. LNG in a liquid form is at -162°C (-259°F) and...

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An Issue of Pressure and Flow Rate in a Supply Tank

Please help solve this problem: A supply tank requires a vaporizer to generate sufficient pressure to pump stored fluid up into a vehicle or tank. The available head is limited as the tank level falls and it is important to minimize the system pressure drop to maintain the desired flow...

Using MLI on VJ Line Joints or Cryo Storage Tanks

When installing Multi Layer Insulation (MLI) blankets on VJ line joints or cryo storage tanks should they be wrapped and tied down tight or loose? These are usually pre-cut to size. Also should they have an access hole at the point of where the molecular sieve is installed to help...

Separated layers of ice over a pipe

I want to know that why there are different layers of ice over a pipe carrying a cryogenic fluid, each layer separated with clear marks / lines? What do these layers signify?

Using nitrogen as a cryogen

Is it possible to achieve -200˚C using nitrogen as a cryogen?

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