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7 - Fundamentals of Cryogenics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 June 2020

Eric A. Silk
Eric A. Silk
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University of Maryland, College Park
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Cryogenics is an expansive technical topic that can easily fill a standalone text under the same title. This chapter is not intended to replace the extensive technical content that may be found in contemporary cryogenics engineering texts [1‒6]. Its goal is, rather, to provide the reader with some technical insights into basic cryothermal topics that arise in the design of cryogenic systems for space applications.

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Introduction to Spacecraft Thermal Design , pp. 284 - 332
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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  • Fundamentals of Cryogenics
  • Eric A. Silk, University of Maryland, College Park
  • Book: Introduction to Spacecraft Thermal Design
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  • Eric A. Silk, University of Maryland, College Park
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  • Eric A. Silk, University of Maryland, College Park
  • Book: Introduction to Spacecraft Thermal Design
  • Online publication: 19 June 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108149914.007
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