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Separation of binary mixtures based on helium and heavy inert gases.

• Publication date: 2023/04/25
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• Keywords : Separation, Mixture, Purification, Helium, Xenon, Krypton, Argon, Adsorption, Membrane
• Source: Proceedings of the 17^th IIR International Conference on Cryogenics, Dresden, Germany, april 25-28 2023
• Formats : PDF

Simulation of a helium dewar using no liquid cryogens.

• Author(s) : KIMBALL M. O
• Publication date: 2015/04
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Cryotank, Liquid helium, Adiabatic demagnetization, Simulation, Space, Cryocooler
• Source: Cold Facts - vol. 31 - n. 2

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The application and testing of the helium turbines in the EAST cryogenic system.

• Author(s) : FU B., ZHANG Q., ZHU P., et al.
• Publication date: 2014/04/07
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Turbine, Superconduction, Helium, Tokamak, Testing, Cryogenics
• Source: Cryogenics 2014. Proceedings of the 13^th IIR International Conference: Prague, Czech Republic, April 7-11, 2014.
• Formats : PDF

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Simulation of gas flow through cryogenic helium mixed-flow turbine and helium turbines in-house testing and vibration diagnostics.

• Author(s) : KOHUT V., KUNDERA R., CHROMEK L.
• Publication date: 2017/05/15
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Turbine, Helium, CFD, Vibration, Rotor, Reynolds, Simulation, Flow, Cryogenics
• Source: Cryogenics 2017. Proceedings of the 14^th IIR International Conference: Dresden, Germany, Mai 15-19, 2017.
• Formats : PDF

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Design optimization of the helium turbines intended to operate close to the saturation curve.

• Author(s) : KOHUT V., KUNDERA R.
• Publication date: 2019/05/08
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Helium, Saturation, Expansion turbine, Design, Simulation, Optimization, Cryogenics
• Source: Cryogenics 2019. Proceedings of the 15^th IIR International Conference: Prague, Czech Republic, April 8-11, 2019.
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Identification of critical equipment and determination of operational limits in helium refrigerators under pulsed heat load.

• Author(s) : DUTTA R., GHOSH P., CHOWDHURY K.
• Publication date: 2014/01
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Helium, Plate-fin, Performance, Cryocooler, Heat exchanger
• Source: Cryogenics - vol. 59

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Thermodynamic analysis of a J-T heat exchanger used in G-M/J-T helium refrigerator for a cryoadsorption test facility.

• Author(s) : LIU Z. L., MA C., XIE Y., et al.
• Publication date: 2016/06/22
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Thermodynamics, Joule-Thomson, Helium, Heat transfer, Refrigerator, Adsorption, Performance, Cryogenics, Heat exchanger
• Source: 1^st IIR International Conference of Cryogenics and Refrigeration Technology (ICCRT 2016). Proceedings: Bucharest, Romania, June 22-25, 2016.
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New helium recovery, reuse developments.

• Author(s) : WANG C.
• Publication date: 2015/06
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Technology, Helium, Liquid helium, Recovery, Liquefied gas, Cryogenics
• Source: Cold Facts - vol. 31 - n. 3

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Cryogenic targets of the lightest gases (hydrogen, deuterium and helium-4) with GM cryocooler for experiments of high energy physics.

• Author(s) : AGAPOV N. N., BORZUNOV Y. T., KONSTANTINOV A. V., et al.
• Publication date: 2019/05/08
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Gifford-McMahon, Liquid helium, Deuterium, Russia, Particle, Hydrogen, Case study, Cryocooler, Cryogenics, Accelerator
• Source: Cryogenics 2019. Proceedings of the 15^th IIR International Conference: Prague, Czech Republic, April 8-11, 2019.
• Formats : PDF

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Low-temperature natural helium separation processes for obtaining 3Helium isotope.

• Author(s) : MAKSIM K.
• Publication date: 2017/05/15
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Helium 4, Helium 3, Adsorption, Mixture, Filtration, Cryogenics
• Source: Cryogenics 2017. Proceedings of the 14^th IIR International Conference: Dresden, Germany, Mai 15-19, 2017.
• Formats : PDF

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Cryogenic methods of atmospheric helium production.

• Author(s) : SIMONENKO Y. M., BONDARENKO A. V., DALAKOV P. I.
• Publication date: 2014/04/07
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Helium, Extraction, Air, Separation, Production, Cryogenics
• Source: Cryogenics 2014. Proceedings of the 13^th IIR International Conference: Prague, Czech Republic, April 7-11, 2014.
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Helium management concept for the ITER cryogenic system.

• Author(s) : KOUZMENKO G., SIMON M., SAULQUIN S., et al.
• Publication date: 2016/06/22
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Helium, Tank, Storage, Cryogenics, Sizing
• Source: 1^st IIR International Conference of Cryogenics and Refrigeration Technology (ICCRT 2016). Proceedings: Bucharest, Romania, June 22-25, 2016.
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The purity of liquid helium revisited.

• Author(s) : GABAL M., SESE J., RILLO C., et al.
• Publication date: 2017/05/15
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Cryostat, Capillary, Liquid helium, Purification, Hydrogen, Expérimentation, Condensation
• Source: Cryogenics 2017. Proceedings of the 14^th IIR International Conference: Dresden, Germany, Mai 15-19, 2017.
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Improving the efficiency of helium transfer tubes.

• Author(s) : KRZYZOWSKI M. A.
• Publication date: 2015/08
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Helium, Measurement, Tube, Transfer, Efficiency, Liquefied gas
• Source: Cold Facts - vol. 31 - n. 4

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Cryogenic calibration facility for supercritical helium venturi flowmeter.

• Author(s) : ZHU Z., ZHUANG M., MENG C., et al.
• Publication date: 2016/06/22
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Supercritical state, Helium, Flowmeter, Calibration, Equipment, Cryogenics
• Source: 1^st IIR International Conference of Cryogenics and Refrigeration Technology (ICCRT 2016). Proceedings: Bucharest, Romania, June 22-25, 2016.
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2014 worldwide helium market

Currently, the US has the largest market for helium demand market, consuming approximately 32% of the total volume; Asia represents the second largest market with 31% of worldwide demand.

• Publication date : 2015/11/12
• Subjects: Figures, economy

Cryotherapy can successfully help treat recurrent mesothelioma.

Radiologists at University of California recently showed that cryoablation can destroy tumour cells in patients recurrent pleural mesothelioma.

• Publication date : 2017/03/28

Rare earths for spatial measurements.

Researchers from ECA-INAC developed a small cryorefrigerator, replacing liquid helium by a more efficient rare-earths based material.

• Publication date : 2014/11/27

Unprecedented images from the centre of our galaxy

The James Webb Space Telescope shows images of the centre of the Milky Way, thanks to its state-of-the-art infrared detectors, which need to be cryogenically cooled to operate...

• Publication date : 2024/01/05
• Subjects: Technology

Rare earths for spatial measurements

Researchers from CEA-INAC developed a small cryorefrigerator, replacing liquid helium by a more efficient rare-earths based material.

• Publication date : 2015/05/06

World’s most powerful MRI machines push the limits of human imaging

Latest MRI machines, developed in the US and in France and designed to operate under ultra-high magnetic strength thanks to giant superconducting magnets, should notably allow major advances in the understanding of neurological diseases.

• Publication date : 2019/02/28

Axima Refrigeration France

There are only 12 helium production sites in the world, essentially located in the USA, Algeria and Australia. Axima Refrigeration France, a corporate member of the IIR, has supplied equipment to Qatar as part of one of the largest helium recovery...

• Publication date : 2005/10/26

Supercooling the LHC

CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the new research instrument of the world's elementary particle physics community. This discovery-making machine will explore the structure of matter and basic forces of nature on a scale never attained before....

• Publication date : 2007/02/12

Cryogenics 2019: NICA project aims at studying the state of matter existing shortly after the Big Bang

NICA project for a new superconducting accelerator complex in Russia attracted a lot of interest during IIR Cryogenics conference in Prague, in April 2019.

• Publication date : 2019/06/28

Cryogenics: Energy Saving for Cryogenic Systems

The Cryogenics Group in the Accelerator Engineering Department of the Accelerator Division of Thomas Jefferson's National Accelerator Facilities has discovered a way of cutting the energy consumption of the compressors involved in cryocooling. The...

• Publication date : 2007/05/04

LHC accelerating science

The first beam in the Large Hadron Collider at CERN was steered around the full 27 km of the world's most powerful particle accelerator on September 10, 2008, in Geneva. Beams of protons circulating in opposite directions are to be brought into...

• Publication date : 2008/10/25

Briefs: Cryogen-Expo

Cryogen-Expo will take place on November 11-13, 2008 in Pavilion No 5, Expocentre Fairgrounds, in Moscow, Russia. This major exhibition held under the auspices of the IIR, the International Academy of Refrigeration and the Ukrainian Association of...

• Publication date : 2008/08/12

Sound waves to chill ice cream

On April 15, 2004, Earth Day, Ben & Jerry's announced the development of an environmentally friendly thermoacoustic chilling prototype. Following a company-wide audit of Ben & Jerry's refrigeration uses and its impact on the environment,...

• Publication date : 2004/07/27

Sound waves to chill ice cream

On April 15, 2004: "Earth Day", Ben & Jerry's ice-cream producers announced the development of an environmentally friendly thermoacoustic chilling prototype. Following a company-wide audit of Ben & Jerry's refrigeration uses and its impact...

• Publication date : 2004/05/25

Cryogenics: A new cryocooler

A new cryocooler has been demonstrated at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) that combines small-size, rapid cooling, low temperatures and high efficiency. It is a "pulse tube" design that uses oscillating helium gas to...

• Publication date : 2007/05/04

Member news: Latest news from Air Liquide

Air Liquid inaugurates a low-carbon hydrogen production unit and promotes the development of helium refrigeration. 

• Publication date : 2021/02/23

IIR Cryogenics Conference 2025: Call for abstracts to open in May!

Get ready to put pen to paper! The Programme Committee of the 18th IIR Conference on Cryogenics invites authors to submit their abstracts from May 25, 2024 – September 20, 2024.

• Publication date : 2024/03/21
• Subjects: Technology

New in our Encyclopedia: cryogenics in the pharmaceutical industry

This summary document presents the potential applications of liquid cryogens in the pharmaceutical sector. 

• Publication date : 2022/12/15
• Subjects: Technology

Conference update: Prague

Cryogenics 2008 will cover liquid helium and hydrogen technology, superconductivity, separation of air, natural gas and other cryogenic gases, liquefaction, storage and transport and application of low temperatures and air gases in industry and...

• Publication date : 2007/11/20

Conference update: Prague

Cryogenics 2008, to be held in Prague on April 22-25, 2008, will cover liquid helium and hydrogen technology, superconductivity, separation of air, natural gas and other cryogenic gases, liquefaction, storage and transport and application of low...

• Publication date : 2008/02/12

Appointments: Dr Philippe Lebrun

Dr Philippe Lebrun was awarded an honorary doctorate by Wroclaw University of Technology (Poland), where he was invited to deliver the inaugural lecture of the academic year 2007-2008, entitled "Advanced technology from and for basic science:...

• Publication date : 2008/02/12

Conference update: Bratislava

Cryogenics 2010 will take place on April 26-29, 2010, in Bratislava, Slovak Republic. The main themes are helium cryogenics; superconductivity and cryogenic physics; liquefaction and separation of industrial gases and natural gas and the...

• Publication date : 2010/03/07

International events: Shanghai and Prague

Two important Conferences on cryogenics took place in April 2008: the IIR co-sponsored conference ICCR2008 in Shanghai, China on April 6-9 and the IIR conference Cryogenics 2008 in Prague, Czech Republic, on April 22-25. The history of cryogenics...

• Publication date : 2008/08/12

Winners of the IIR Scientific Awards 2019 revealed

This time round, the IIR received a record number of applications and submissions to its various awards and is delighted to announce the winners.

• Publication date : 2019/04/15

The latest news on refrigeration conferences

Call for abstracts, Early Bird registration, get the latest!

• Publication date : 2015/10/20

IIR conference activities in 2016 show a promising choice of events

IIR conference activities in 2016 show a promising choice of events covering cutting edge refrigeration themes from refrigerants to energy issues; from cold chain sustainability to new refrigeration technologies.

• Publication date : 2016/03/02

Check out the upcoming cutting edge IIR events for 2016

IIR conference activities in 2016 show a promising choice of events.

• Publication date : 2015/12/16

See what's in our events calendar for 2016!

ICR2015 may be over, but the IIR’s conference activities in 2016 show a promising choice of events covering cutting-edge refrigeration themes from refrigerants to energy issues; from cold chain sustainability to new refrigeration technologies.

• Publication date : 2015/09/02

Activities of the IIR’s Commission A2 on Liquefaction and Separation of Gases

The problems related to thermodynamic optimization and new technologies in liquefaction and separation of gases are actual and critical for many branches of modern industry, power generation and medicine.

• Publication date : 2014/03/07

IIR member news: Linde

Linde Kryotechnik cryogenic company has developed a groundbreaking refrigeration system used to cool extreme temperatures in an experiment to create fusion fuel.

• Publication date : 2016/05/18

Cryogenics in the pharmaceutical industry: drug design and bioavailability improvement

Research activities in the pharmaceutical sector focus primarily on developing novel drug formulations which can elicit the desired response upon being administered to the patient...

• Last update : 2023/03/10
• Langues : English, French
• Themes : Freeze-drying in biology and medicine, Cryobiology, cryomedicine: general information