Oxford Instruments achieves 22.07 Tesla in a SC magnet
CSA Corporate Sustaining Member Oxford Instruments announced that it has achieved 22.07 Tesla in a fully superconducting magnet operating at 4.2K.
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Barish to be next VP of APS
ILC GDE Director Barry Barish has been chosen as the next Vice President of the American Physical Society (APS) beginning in January 2009; he will become President-Elect in 2010, and President in 2011.
LHC rap gains popularity on YouTube.com
Kate McAlpine’s Large Hadron Collider rap has become extremely popular on YouTube.com, where the video has gotten over 3.5 million views. (“LHC rap”)
Dryogenic, Ltd. to deliver low-temperature system to S. Korea
Dryogenic Ltd. has announced that it will deliver and install the first cryogen-free low temperature system to Kookmin University in Seoul, South Korea.
Rising helium prices affect ballooning sport
gasworld reports on the impact that the helium shortage has had on helium ballooning as an adventure sport.
3-D MRI studied by Canadian researchers
A study conducted by Canadian researchers at the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center in Toronto has shown that three-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging (3-D MRI) can accurately detect bleeding within the walls of diseased carotid arteries.
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Refrigerators and Liquefiers
Two of the most common terms used in cryogenics are “refrigerator” and “liquefier.” These terms describe similar and, as will be seen, in some cases identical components. A refrigerator provides cooling (that is, absorbs heat) at cryogenic temperatures. Refrigerators typically put a working fluid (such as helium) through one of...
Air Separation
Air separation is one of the largest, as well as earliest, industrial applications of cryogenics. In this process, cryogenic temperatures are used to separate air into its constituent gases: nitrogen (78.08%), oxygen (20.95%), argon (0.93%) and carbon dioxide (0.3%). Trace gases such as krypton, neon, xenon and helium total far...
Coefficient of Performance and Figure of Merit
The coefficient of performance (COP) is used to describe the effectiveness of refrigerators, including those operating at cryogenic temperatures. The COP is defined as the amount of heat removed at the cryogenic operating temperature of the refrigerator divided by the amount of work that must be applied to remove the...
Air Separation and Liquefaction
by Nils Tellier, PE, President, EPSIM Corporation (CSA CSM) nils@epsim.us All illustrations courtesy EPSIM Corporation Background History of Air Separation and Liquefaction This section builds on a rich history of methods to develop deep refrigeration and cryogenic liquefaction during the 19th Century. You are encouraged to read Cryo Central’s History...
Bose-Einstein Condensate
A Bose-Einstein condensate, first proposed in 1925 by Albert Einstein based on work done by Satyendra Nath Bose (the same Bose from whom the term boson is derived), is a super-cold state of matter in which almost all of the individual atoms have “condensed” down to the lowest possible quantum...
Cold Technology for Pest Control
While it does not reach temperatures cold enough to be called cryogenic, carbon dioxide snow is at the heart of a new way of dealing with unwanted pests. It utilizes a quick freezing process that takes advantage of the properties of carbon dioxide snow and has a number of benefits...
Cryogenic Finishing
The following 3 articles discuss the uses and procedures of various type of cryogenic finishing. 1) By Robin A. Rhodes, Cryogenic Institute of New England, Inc. rrhodes@nitrofreeze.com Cryogenic Deflashing is employed to remove undesired residual mold flash that remains on molded parts after they are removed or ejected from the...
Cryogenic sealant for LNG fueled buses?
Where can I find a cryogenic sealant for my LNG fueled buses?
Material/gel/epoxy to transfer cold temperature of a cryo-box to a test article
I’m on the hunt for a material/gel/epoxy that will transfer the cold temperature of a cryo-box to a test article. The cryo-box is curved and the test article is at the same curvature. I’m looking for something to put between them to make the surface of the test article as...
Manufacture of brazed aluminum heat exchangers: need consultant
I’m seeking a consultant with experience in the manufacture of brazed aluminum heat exchangers for cryogenic applications. Is there anyone you could recommend to me?
Looking for manufacturers of cryogenic dewars with infrared detectors (long wave)
We are looking for manufacturers of cryogenic dewars with infrared detectors (long wave). We need these dewars for repairing infrared systems (thermographic systems) and we cannot find such glass dewars. Do you know any manufacturers’ addresses?