Low Temperature and Cryogenic Refrigeration Softcover Repri Edition Contributor(s): Kakaç, Sadik (Editor), Avelino, M. R. (Editor), Smirnov, H. F. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1402012748 ISBN-13: 9781402012747 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $265.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2003 Annotation: Refrigeration plays a prominent role in our everyday lives, and cryogenics plays a major role in medical science, space technology and the cooling of low-temperature electronics. This volume contains chapters on basic refrigeration systems, non-compression refrigeration and cooling, and topics related to global environmental issues, alternative refrigerants, optimum refrigerant selection, cost-quality optimization of refrigerants, advanced thermodynamics of reverse-cycle machines, applications in medicine, cryogenics, heat pipes, gas-solid absorption refrigeration, multisalt resorption heat pumps, cryocoolers, thermoacoustic refrigeration, cryogenic heat transfer and enhancement and other topics covering theory, design, and applications, such as pulse tube refrigeration, which is the most efficient of all cryocoolers and can be used in space missions. |
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BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Mechanical - Science | Mechanics - Thermodynamics - Science | Chemistry - Physical & Theoretical |
Dewey: 530.41 |
Series: NATO Science Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry (Paperback) |
Physical Information: 1.09" H x 6.94" W x 8.86" (1.70 lbs) 485 pages |