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A very special, very useful fluid: helium.

Un fluide très particulier très utile : l'hélium.

Author(s) : GISTAU G.

Type of article: Article

Summary

Helium is the substance that is most suited to obtaining low temperatures and to their industrial and scientific applications. The author introduces this simple substance. After a brief historical review, he describes its use in industry, particularly as concerns resources, production, consumption and distribution. He then describes the use of helium in the following areas: welding, cryogenics, pressurization and purging, controlled atmospheres, breathable atmospheres for deep diving, inflation of balloons, heat transfer, leak detection, chromographic analysis.

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  • Original title: Un fluide très particulier très utile : l'hélium.
  • Record ID : 1996-2685
  • Languages: French
  • Source: Rev. gén. Froid - vol. 85 - n. 958
  • Publication date: 1995/11
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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