Course examines cryogenics.A cryogenic engineering short course, sponsored by Cryoco, will take place August 6-10 at the Omni Interlocken Resort in Boulder, CO. Course objectives are to build a solid foundation in the fundamentals of cryogenics, to encourage a hands-on approach to solving cryogenic problems, to define and demonstrate what's different at low temperatures and to provide up-to-date cryogenic information. The cryogenic engineering short course is designed to be practical, not ethereal or theoretical. Lecture material is designed to provide the most up-to-date instruction possible for engineers and others working in the cryogenics industry. Students and faculty will work out real workshop problems chosen from the sponsor's most current personal experience. Course materials will include the text, "Cryogenic engineering," by Dr. Thomas M. Flynn, as well as course notes containing over 900 pages of information and complete notes for each lecture. Course instructors will include Dr. Thomas M. Flynn; Robert Bell, senior manager of cryogenic systems for Boeing; Dr. Arthur Kidnay, professor emeritus in chemical engineering at the Colorado School of Mines Colorado School of Mines, at Golden; state supported, coeducational; chartered 1874. It was one of the first mineral engineering schools in the United States. ; and Dr. Robert S. Rudland. A review of the basic concepts of cryogenics will examine thermodynamic ther·mo·dy·nam·ic adj. 1. Characteristic of or resulting from the conversion of heat into other forms of energy. 2. Of or relating to thermodynamics. principles (heat capacity, enthalpy enthalpy (ĕn`thălpē), measure of the heat content of a chemical or physical system; it is a quantity derived from the heat and work relations studied in thermodynamics. and entropy); thermodynamic functions and equations of state; deriving thermodynamic properties of cryogenic fluids; and using thermodynamic charts to describe and optimize a cryogenic process. Properties of cryogenic fluids will be presented, including a complete description of P-V-T P-V-T Pressure Volume Temperature (also seen as PVT) P-V-T Protoss vs. Terran (Starcraft game) surface and phase diagrams; how thermodynamic charts are derived from fluid properties; thermophysical properties of fluids, their definition and application; engineering properties of specific cryogenic fluids (hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, helium and other cryogenic fluids); and sources of engineering data for cryogenic fluids. Cryogenic equipment described during the course will include compressors and expanders, storage vessels, heat exchangers, cryogenic transfer lines (two-phase flow), cryogenic valves and insulation. Cryogenic engineering instrumentation will be examined, including strain and displacement measurements, pressure, flow and liquid level, and thermometry thermometry Science of measuring the temperature of a system or the ability of a system to transfer heat to another system. Temperature measurement is important to a wide range of activities, including manufacturing, scientific research, and medicine. . A cryogenic instrumentation workshop on selecting the best instrument will also be held. Properties of solids at low temperatures will be examined, including brittle versus ductile behavior; mechanical properties of materials of construction at low temperatures (yield strength, tensile strength, impact strength and fatigue strength); transport properties of materials at low temperatures (heat capacity, thermal conductivity and thermal expansion); electrical properties of materials at low temperatures; and sources of data on properties of materials. A properties of solids workshop will examine brittle failure and deformation. Refrigeration and liquefaction liquefaction, change of a substance from the solid or the gaseous state to the liquid state. Since the different states of matter correspond to different amounts of energy of the molecules making up the substance, energy in the form of heat must either be supplied to - the production of low temperatures will be presented during the short course, including basic principles of low temperature production (the heat engine, efficiency concepts); Joule-Thomson expansion; isentropic is·en·tro·pic adj. Without change in entropy; at constant entropy. [is(o)- + entrop(y) + -ic.] is expansion; and cryocoolers, regenerative cycles and pulse tubes. A refrigeration workshop will describe estimating the size, weight and power requirements of a hydrogen or helium liquefier liq·ue·fy also liq·ui·fy v. liq·ue·fied, liq·ue·fy·ing, liq·ue·fies v.tr. To cause to become liquid, especially: a. To melt (a solid) by heating. b. . Cryogenic systems will be examined, including storage vessel considerations, fluid transfer considerations and sources of data and analysis codes. Liquefied natural gas liquefied natural gas: see under natural gas. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) A product of natural gas which consists primarily of methane. Its properties are those of liquid methane, slightly modified by minor constituents. processing will be discussed, includng the scope and scale of the industry; separation and purification; large-scale LNG LNG (liquefied natural gas): see under natural gas. liquefaction cycles; LNG storage and insulation; and transportation and LNG pipelines. The registration fee for this short course is $2,950. Further information is available from Dr. Thomas M. Flynn (303) 665-8302. |
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