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Constant-temperature refrigeration processes

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Cryogenic Mixed Refrigerant Processes

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Mixed refrigerant processes can be broadly classified into two groups: (1) those in which refrigeration is provided over a constant temperature or over a small range of temperatures, typically less than 1–5 K, and (2) those inwhich refrigeration is provided over a large range of temperatures, typically greater than 50 K, for example, in the cooling and liquefaction of gases. The processes belonging to the former category are described in this chapter.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, 600036, India

    Gadhiraju Venkatarathnam

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  1. Dept. Chemical Engineering, University of Colorado, Campus Box, Boulder, 80309-0424, U.S.A.

    Klaus D. Timmerhaus

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    Carlo Rizzuto

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Venkatarathnam, G. (2008). Constant-temperature refrigeration processes. In: Timmerhaus, K., Rizzuto, C. (eds) Cryogenic Mixed Refrigerant Processes. International Cryogenics Monograph Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-78514-1_4

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