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Design, Construction, and Performance of a Laboratory-Size Helium Liquefier

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Advances in Cryogenic Engineering

Part of the book series: Advances in Cryogenic Engineering ((ACRE,volume 5))

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To fulfill a need for liquid helium at the Cryogenic Engineering Laboratory, a new helium liquefier having a capacity great enough to satisfy present demands for this liquid has been constructed.

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Mann, D.B., Bjorklund, W.R., Macinko, J., Hiza, M.J. (1960). Design, Construction, and Performance of a Laboratory-Size Helium Liquefier. In: Timmerhaus, K.D. (eds) Advances in Cryogenic Engineering. Advances in Cryogenic Engineering, vol 5. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-0537-9_42

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