Low-capacity Cryogenic Refrigeration

In the early 1980s, Graham Walker wrote his classic two-volume mongraph Cryocoolers. Records show that sections of this work have been referenced more often and by more authors than any other cryogenic paper published in the mid-1980s. Nevertheless, the significant time laps in so dynamic a field and Walker and Bingham's experience of teaching short courses has revealed the need for a more up-to-date book - one that is more compact, lower in cost, and embraces more topics. Low-capacity Cryogenic Refrigeration provides an elementary yet comprehensive introduction to the subject, with diverse applications in scientific, medical, educational, military, and civil systems. It is complementary to the earlier two-volume work, but covers a wider field and has a wealth of information about the new developments in the last fifteen years. In addition to descriptions of all the principal methods to achieve low-capacity cryogenic refrigeration, this new volume contains a valuable guide to the literature sources and references more advanced works.Table of Content1. Introduction, nomenclature, and classification; 2. Applications for low-capacity cryogenic refrigeration; 3. Open cycle cooling systems; 4. Mechanical cryocoolers; Part 2: Non-regenerative cyrocoolers; 6. Static cooling systems; 7. Mechanical cryo-refrigerators for spacecraft; 8. Information sources on cryogenic engineering; References; Index