Overview
- Authors:
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Frederick J. Edeskuty
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Los Alamos National Laboratory (Retired), Los Alamos, USA
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Walter F. Stewart
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Los Alamos National Laboratory (Retired), Los Alamos, USA
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
Pages i-xvii
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- Frederick J. Edeskuty, Walter F. Stewart
Pages 1-7
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- Frederick J. Edeskuty, Walter F. Stewart
Pages 9-17
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- Frederick J. Edeskuty, Walter F. Stewart
Pages 19-31
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- Frederick J. Edeskuty, Walter F. Stewart
Pages 33-51
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- Frederick J. Edeskuty, Walter F. Stewart
Pages 53-72
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- Frederick J. Edeskuty, Walter F. Stewart
Pages 73-77
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- Frederick J. Edeskuty, Walter F. Stewart
Pages 79-100
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- Frederick J. Edeskuty, Walter F. Stewart
Pages 101-116
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- Frederick J. Edeskuty, Walter F. Stewart
Pages 117-132
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- Frederick J. Edeskuty, Walter F. Stewart
Pages 133-157
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- Frederick J. Edeskuty, Walter F. Stewart
Pages 159-179
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- Frederick J. Edeskuty, Walter F. Stewart
Pages 181-195
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- Frederick J. Edeskuty, Walter F. Stewart
Pages 197-212
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Back Matter
Pages 213-234
About this book
The importance of safety in any scientific endeavor is never in question. However, when cryogenic temperatures are involved, safety is especially important. In addition to observing the normal precautions, one must also take into account the variations of physical properties that occur at low temperatures. At these tempera tures, some properties not only exhibit large differences from their normal values but also can vary widely over a small temperature range. Before any cryogenic project is started, a thorough knowledge of the possible hazards is necessary. Only in this way can the safest operation be attained. Over the hundred-year history of cryogenic research, this has been shown to be the case. Keeping this requirement in mind is an essential ingredient in the quest for accident-free work. The past four or five decades have seen a great expansion of cryogenic technology. Cryogenic liquids, such as oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, and helium, have become commonly used in a number of different applications and are easily available in any part of the United States and, indeed, almost anywhere in the world. Not only are these liquids available, they have become less expensive and also available in ever larger quantities. As quantities increase, so also do the conse quences of mishaps. The future seems to hold promise of ever larger and more widespread use of the common cryogens. Thus, the importance of safety also increases as time progresses.
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`Very readable....an excellent book not only for beginners in cryogenics, but also for those who are experienced.'
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