CRYOGENICS. FROM THE ICE AGE TO SUPERCONDUCTIVITY (25 YEARS OF SULZER CRYOGENICS).

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Summary

TWO CONSECUTIVE ARTICLES SPAN THE YEARS FROM EARLY REFRIGERATION HISTORY TO MODERN CRYOGENIC SYSTEMS. THE FIRST IS GENERAL. THE SECOND DESCRIBES THE PROGRESS OF ONE COMPANY IN THE PRODUCTION OF VERY SPECIALISED LOW TEMPERATURE EQUIPMENT. THIS INCLUDES TURBO-EXPANDERS WITH GAS LUBRICATED BEARINGS FOR HELIUM PLANTS PRODUCING NEAR ABSOLUTE ZERO TEMPERATURES. LABYRINTH-PISTON COMPRESSORS ARE ALSO DESCRIBED AND THEIR USE EXPLAINED FOR OIL-FREE CRYOGENIC SYSTEMS INCLUDING LNG TANKER PLANTS. ALSO DESCRIBED ARE STANDARD, PACKAGED PLANTS USING HELIUM FOR VERY LOW TEMPERATURES. D.W.H.

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Original title: CRYOGENICS. FROM THE ICE AGE TO SUPERCONDUCTIVITY (25 YEARS OF SULZER CRYOGENICS).
Record ID : 1983-0038
Languages: English
Source: Rev. tech. Sulzer - Sulzer tech. Rev. - vol. 63 - n. 4
Publication date: 1981
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Themes: Applications of liquified gases;
Other applications of cryogenic temperatures
Keywords: Helium; Cryotank; Oil; LNG; Compressor