THEORY AND DESIGN OF CRYOGENICS SYSTEMS

Sullabus:

INTRODUCTION (03 Hours)

Introduction and application. 

CRYOGENICS FLUIDS (04 Hours)

Properties of air, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Hydrogen, Helium and its isotopes.

CRYOGENICS REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS (04 Hours)

Recuperative & regenerative cycles, Joule Thomson cycle ; Gifford , Mcmohan cycle, Stirling cycle, Pulse Tube refrigeration, Magneto caloric refrigeration, Vuilleumier refrigerator.

GAS LIQUIFACTION SYSTEMS (04 Hours)

Ideal systems, Linde, Linde dual pressure system, Claude, Heylandt, Kapitza systems, Cascade cycle.

CRYOGENIC INSULATION (03 Hours)

Vacuum insulation, Multilayer insulation (MLI), Methods of measuring effective thermal conductivity of MLI, Liquid & vapour shield, Evacuated porous insulation, Gas filled powders and fibrous materials, Solid foams.

CRYOGENIC INSTRUMENTATION (03 Hours)

Peculiarities of cryogenic strain measurement, Pressure, Flow, Density, Temperature and liquid level

measurement for cryogenic application.

PURIFICATION AND SEPARATION OF GASES (04 Hours)

Liquefied natural gas: Principles of gas separation: Separation by condensation & flashing, Separation by distillation. Air separation system: Linde single column system. Linde double, Column systems etc, Liquefaction of Natural Gas.

STORAGE & HANDLING SYSTEMS (03 Hours)

Dewar vessel design, Piping, Support systems, Vessel safety devices and storage systems, Industrial storage systems.

TRANSFER SYSTEMS (04 Hours)

Transfer from storage, Un-insulated transfer lines, Insulated lines, Transfer system components.

PROPERTIES AND SELECTION OF MATERIALS (05 Hours)

Study of material properties & their selection for cryogenic application.

VACUUM SYSTEMS, CRYO PUMPING. (03 Hours)

EQUIPMENTS FOR LOW TEMPERATURE SYSTEMS (05 Hours)

Heat exchangers, Compressors, Expanders.

(Total Lecture Hours : 45)

BOOKS RECOMMENDED

1. Hastlden, C., “Cryogenic Fundamentals”, Academic Press, 2001.

2. Barron R., “Cryogenic Systems”, Plenum Press, 2001. 

3. Walker, “Cryocoolers”, Plenum Press, 2000. 

4. Mikulin, Y., “Theory and Design of Cryogenic Systems”, MIR Publishers, 2002.

5. Barron, R. F., “Cryogenics Systems”, Oxford Press, USA, 2002.

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