Safety in the Handling of Cryogenic Fluids (Hardcover, 1996 ed.)

The importance of safety in any scientific endeavor is never in question. However, when cryogenic temperatures are involved, safety is especially important. In addition to observing the normal precautions, one must also take into account the variations of physical properties that occur at low temperatures. At these tempera tures, some properties not only exhibit large differences from their normal values but also can vary widely over a small temperature range. Before any cryogenic project is started, a thorough knowledge of the possible hazards is necessary. Only in this way can the safest operation be attained. Over the hundred-year history of cryogenic research, this has been shown to be the case. Keeping this requirement in mind is an essential ingredient in the quest for accident-free work. The past four or five decades have seen a great expansion of cryogenic technology. Cryogenic liquids, such as oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, and helium, have become commonly used in a number of different applications and are easily available in any part of the United States and, indeed, almost anywhere in the world. Not only are these liquids available, they have become less expensive and also available in ever larger quantities. As quantities increase, so also do the conse quences of mishaps. The future seems to hold promise of ever larger and more widespread use of the common cryogens. Thus, the importance of safety also increases as time progresses."

General

Imprint:	Kluwer Academic / Plenum Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	International Cryogenics Monograph Series
Release date:	May 1996
First published:	1996
Authors:	Frederick J. Edeskuty • Walter F. Stewart
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	234
Edition:	1996 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-306-45161-4
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Industrial chemistry & manufacturing technologies > General Books > Professional & Technical > Mechanical engineering & materials > Mechanical engineering > General
LSN:	0-306-45161-1
Barcode:	9780306451614

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