NASA Plum Brook builds world’s largest vacuum chamber
The world's largest vacuum chamber has been built by NASA Plum Brook.
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W. Vincent Liu wins Outstanding Young Researcher Award
W. Vincent Liu, Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Pittsburgh, is the winner of the 2007 Outstanding Young Researcher Award of the Overseas Chinese Physics Association.
Dr. Steven Van Sciver named CSA fellow
Dr. Steven Van Sciver, the John Gorrie Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Florida A&M University-Florida State University College of Engineering and a founding member of the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, became just the fifth member of the Cryogenic Society of America to be named a fellow.
Larbalestier receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr. David Larbalestier, Director of Florida State University's Applied Superconductivity Center, received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Cryogenic Materials Conference (ICMC) on July 17 in Chattanooga.
Dr. Lucio Rossi receives IEEE Council on Superconductivity Award
The prestigious IEEE Council on Superconductivity award for continuing and significant contributions in the field of applied superconductivity was awarded to Dr. Lucio Rossi of CERN for his "significant and sustained contributions" on large scale applications.
Art Francis, long-time CSA member, dies
We are sorry to report the death of Art Francis, an expert in Helium, and long-time member of the Cryogenic Society of America.
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Dewar
A dewar is a type of cryostat named after Sir James Dewar, the researcher who first developed the concept of a vacuum insulated container with silvered walls to reflect thermal radiation. Dewar was the first to liquefy hydrogen, and he created the device to store his discovery. The thermos bottle...
Stirling and Gifford-McMahon Cryocoolers
Stirling and Gifford-McMahon (GM) cryocoolers are two of the most commonly used cryocoolers in cryogenics. Both devices have a significant industrial base and operate at a wide range of temperatures and capacities. The thermodynamic cycles for both of these cryocoolers are quite similar. The Stirling cycle consists of a compressor,...
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
A significant commercial application of cryogenics is the liquefaction, transport and storage of natural gas. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is generally 95 percent methane with a few percent ethane and much lower concentrations of propane and butane. LNG liquefies at 111.6 K. Unlike many applications of cryogenics, the motivation for...
Magnetic Levitation
From http://www.superconductors.org. Magnetic-levitation is an application where superconductors perform extremely well. Transport vehicles such as trains can be made to “float” on strong superconducting magnets, virtually eliminating friction between the train and its tracks. Not only would conventional electromagnets waste much of the electrical energy as heat, they would have...
Superconductivity
From Superpower website. History of Superconductivity Superconductivity was discovered in 1911 by the Dutch physicist, Heike Kammerlingh Onnes when he was able to liquefy helium by cooling it to 4 Kelvin, or -452°F. This enabled him to cool other materials close to absolute zero and investigate their electrical properties. He...
Medical Applications of Cryogenics
Neutron Therapy Cryogenics is at the heart of nuclear accelerators. Accelerators such as Fermilab’s Tevatron make neutron therapy for cancer possible. From Fermilab Today 4/20/09: Fermilab currently offers neutron therapy. But staff at Fermilab designed and built the proton accelerator used by the nation’s first hospital-based treatment center to use...
Nuclear Physics
Al Zeller National Superconducting Cyclotron Lab (NSCL) at Michigan State University zeller@nscl.msu.edu Cryogenics has a long history in nuclear physics. The technology has its origins in the use of cold traps for maintaining a vacuum, which is required to prevent beam loss and for generating high voltages used in acceleration....
Any experience with G-10 in an extremely cold environment?
I have a cryostat with closed cycle cryocooler attached. The case is aluminum with a G-10 spacer between the case and a stainless steel bellows that supports the cryocooler.
School science projects involving cryogenics and metallurgy?
Can you recommend any school science projects that would involve cryogenics and metallurgy?
Metallic Salts Normally Used to Produce Ultra-Low Temperatures?
Regarding the method known as the Adiabatic Demagnetization of Paramagnetic Salts: What metallic salts are normally used to produce the ultra-low temperatures used for near-absolute-zero cryogenic research? Which salts are the most efficient? Which make the best cooling agents? And which are used most commonly by physicists? I am looking...
Specs and info on turbo expanders
I am a fourth year chemical engineering student doing a design project for the liquefaction of natural gas to DME and we are using a turbo expansion unit. I was wondering whether you would send me some specs and any additional information on turbo expanders that I could use as...