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Fifty years from helium liquefaction in Czechoslovakia and a new turbine technology.

Author(s) : KAISER Z., KOUBA M., KUNDERA R., et al.

Summary

When celebrating 100 years of helium liquefaction at the conference Cryogenics 2008 in Prague, it is worth to look back onto the part of helium history in this part of world and in the Czech Republic specifically. It is just fifty years from first steps for helium liquefaction in the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Czech Academy of Science. Technology of Helium liquefiers has been developing in the Ferox company for thirty years, then. This research required development of helium turbines, which was realized by ATEKO and PBS companies. Successful development of highly efficient turbines with magnetic brakes using dynamic gas bearings was a base of new production branch, which has been continuing up today with series supplies to the most recognized European manufacturers of helium liquefiers.

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  • Original title: Fifty years from helium liquefaction in Czechoslovakia and a new turbine technology.
  • Record ID : 2008-1819
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: Technology, General information
  • Source: Cryogenics 2008. Proceedings of the 10th IIR International Conference
  • Publication date: 2008/04/21

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