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Dr. Bird named Director of FSU’s Magnet Science and Tech. Group

CSA member Dr. Mark Bird has been officially named Director of Florida State University's Magnet Science and Technology Group.

Eden Cryogenics and Niowave announce a teaming agreement

Eden Cryogenics, LLC and Niowave, Inc. have announced a teaming agreement to better serve customers and product needs for the Superconducting Particle Accelerator and National Laboratory markets.

Larbalestier to receive award from ICMC

David Larbalestier, the director of FSU's Applied Superconductivity Center (www.magnet.fsu.edu/magnettechnology/research/asc/overview.html), has been selected to receive the Cryogenic Materials Award for Lifetime Achievements 2007 from the International Cryogenic Materials Conference (ICMC). He will be presented with the award during a meeting of the conference on Tuesday, July 17, in Chattanooga, Tenn.

Powerful magnet achieves nominal operating conditions

The ATLAS Barrel Toroid, the largest magnet every built, has successfully been powered up to its nominal operating conditions at the first attempt.

Los Alamos lab announces magnet is ready for use at 85 Tesla

Los Alamos National Laboratory announced that after 10 years of work, the world's most powerful pulsed, non-destructive magnet is ready for use at 85 Tesla, Associated Press reported.

Eden Energy announces global re-alignment of its organization

Eden Energy, Ltd. has announced a global re-alignment of its worldwide organization, including corporate name changes, facility moves and the advancement of key personnel, in order to focus on key customer segments and capture future global growth opportunities.

Latest in Defining Cryogenics

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...

Latest in Cryo Central

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...

Latest in Ask the Experts

What is the temperature range of cryogenics?

Could you please tell me what is the temperature range of cryogenics? In other words, is -100°F considered cryogenic, or does it start lower? Could I expect to see some extended life in D2 stamping dies? What would the recipe be to achieve the desired results using cryogenics?