LEADER 04208nam a2200349Ii 4500 001 991003241459707536 008 070806s2006 ne a fsb 001 0 eng d 020 $a9780750678872 020 $a0750678879 035 $ab13653970-39ule_inst 037 $a109866:109914$bElsevier Science & Technology$nhttp://www.sciencedirect.com 040 $aBibl. Dip.le Aggr. Ingegneria Innovazione - Sez. Ingegneria Innovazione$beng 082 04$a621.59$222 100 1 $aJha, A. R.$0627467 245 10$aCryogenic technology and applications$h[e-book] /$cA.R. Jha 260 $aAmsterdam ;$aBoston :$bElsevier Academic Press,$cc2006 300 $axxi, 267 p. :$bill. ;$c23 cm 504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index 505 0 $aTABLE OF CONTENTS FOR CRYOGENIC TECHNOLOGY BOOK -- CHAPTER ONE: Technology advancements and chronological development history of cryogenic technology. -- 1.0 INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER TWO: EFFECTS OF HEAT FLOW ON HEAT EXCHANGER PERFORMANCE AND COOLER EFFICIENCY -- 2.0 INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER THREE: Thermodynamic aspects and heat transfer capabilities of heat exchangers for high-capacity coolers -- 3.0 INTRODUCTION -- 4.0 SUMMARY -- CHAPTER FOUR: CRITICAL DESIGN ASPECTS AND PERFORMANCE CAPABILITIES OF CRYOCOOLERS AND MICROCOOLERS WITH LOW COOLING CAPACITIES -- 4.0 INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER FIVE: PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR MODERATE-AND HIGH-CAPACITY REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS -- 5.0 INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER SIX: Cryocoolers and microcoolers requirements best suited for scientific research, military, and space applications -- 6.0 INTRODUCTION -- 7.0 INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER EIGHT: REQUIREMENTS FOR CRYOGENIC MATERIALS AND ACCESSORIES NEEDED FOR VARIOUS CRYOGENIC COOLERS -- 8.0 INTRODUCTION 520 $aCryogenic Technology and Applications describes the need for smaller cryo-coolers as a result of the advances in the miniaturization of electrical and optical devices and the need for cooling and conducting efficiency. Cryogenic technology deals with materials at low temperatures and the physics of their behavior at these temps. The book demonstrates the ongoing new applications being discovered for cryo-cooled electrical and optical sensors and devices, with particular emphasis on high-end commercial applications in medical and scientific fields as well as in the aerospace and military industries. This book summarizes the important aspects of cryogenic technology critical to the design and development of refrigerators, cryo-coolers, and micro-coolers needed by various commercial, industrial, space and military systems. Cryogenic cooling plays an important role in unmanned aerial vehicle systems, infrared search and track sensors, missile warning receivers, satellite tracking systems, and a host of other commercial and military systems. * Provides an overview of the history of the development of cryogenic technology * Includes the latest information on micro-coolers for military and space applications * Offers detailed information on high-capacity cryogenic refrigerator systems used in applications such as food storage, high-power microwave and laser sensors, medical diagnostics, and infrared detectors 533 $aElectronic reproduction.$bAmsterdam :$cElsevier Science & Technology,$d2007.$nMode of access: World Wide Web.$nSystem requirements: Web browser.$nTitle from title screen (viewed on Aug. 2, 2007).$nAccess may be restricted to users at subscribing institutions 650 0$aLow temperature engineering 655 7$aElectronic books.$2local 776 1 $cOriginal$z0750678879$z9780750678872$w(DLC) 2006295214$w(OCoLC)64390661 856 40$3Referex$uhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780750678872$zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click for information 856 42$zPublisher description$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0629/2006295214-d.html 856 41$zTable of contents only$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0629/2006295214-t.html 907 $a.b13653970$b03-03-22$c24-01-08 912 $a991003241459707536 996 $aCryogenic technology and applications$91212740 997 $aUNISALENTO 998 $ale026$b24-01-08$cm$d@ $e-$feng$gne $h0$i0