Air Liquide DTA names Adamo Screnci Commercial Director
CSA Corporate Sustaining Member Air Liquide DTA has named Adamo Screnci Commercial Director.
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Linde introduces mobile hydrogen refueling unit
Linde created a mobile hydrogen refueling unit with which it is possible to refuel both with liquid hydrogen and gaseous hydrogen completely autonomous.
John Miller accepts new position at ORNL
John Miller, former director of Magnet Science and Technology (MS&T) at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (NHMFL), has accepted the position of magnet system team leader at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, starting at the end of June. Both labs are CSA Corporate Sustaining Members. Mark Bird has now...
Students found dead inside deflated helium balloon
Two college students were found dead on June 4 inside a large, deflated helium balloon. Officials said the students had apparently pulled the balloon down and crawled inside it. Inhaling helium can lead to brain damage and death from lack of oxygen, according to the Compressed Gas Association.
Justin Schwartz named Editor-in-Chief
Justin Schwartz, a professor of engineering at Florida State University, has recently been named Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity publications. Schwartz is a recipient of the CSA Roger W. Boom Award.
Cryogenics Division of SHI acquires APD Cryogenics
In February 2002, the Cryogenics Division of Sumitomo Heavy Industries (SHI), one of the most respected cryogenic companies in the world, acquired APD Cryogenics.
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Dilution Refrigerators
Dilution refrigerators are a common technique for reaching temperatures below 1K, particularly where continuous cooling at these temperatures is required. Helium exists in two stable isotopes: 4He and 3He. Naturally occurring 3He is extremely rare, constituting less than 1 part per million of helium gas. However, 3He can be manufactured,...
Oxygen Deficiency Hazards
Oxygen Deficiency Hazards (ODH) are a significant safety issue in cryogenic facilities. ODH occurs when inert gases such as nitrogen, helium or argon displace room air and thus lower the percentage of oxygen in the space below that required for human life. OSHA defines an area as oxygen deficient if...
Kelvin Temperature Scale
The Kelvin temperature scale is the principal temperature scale used in cryogenics and science. The kelvin is also one of the seven base units in the Système International d’Unités (SI) and is the unit of thermodynamic temperature. Thermodynamic temperature is a fundamental physical quantity (like mass, length or electrical current)...
Magnets
From “Superconductivity: Present and Future Applications” by the Coalition for the Commercial Application of Superconductors. Particle physics uses accelerators to recreate the conditions of the early universe in an attempt to piece together the complex puzzle of how we got to where we are today. These huge machines are used...
Energy Storage
From “Superconductivity: Present and Future Applications” by the Coalition for the Commercial Application of Superconductors. With power lines increasingly congested and prone to instability, strategic injection of brief bursts of real power can play a crucial role in maintaining grid reliability. Small-scale Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage (SMES) systems, based on...
Astronomy
ASTRONOMY IN SPACE by Peter V. Mason, retired, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and Visiting Associate, California Institute of Technology. Pmason@alumni.caltech.edu In thinking about the reasons to perform astronomy in space, we first consider the effect of the earth’s atmosphere. On a scale of decreasing energy, gamma rays, cosmic rays, X-rays and...
Cryocoolers
What is a Cryocooler? A mechanism that can extract heat from an object (cooler) and by doing so draw its temperature down below approximately 150 Kelvin (cryo). — (Courtesy Dr. Willy Gully) What is the difference between a Cryocooler and a Cryostat? A cryostat is any device designed to maintain...
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?