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A systematic study of safety with cryogenic fluids can best be made by considering both the hazards associated with the materials, processes, and procedures of interest, and the principles to be used in the prevention of accidents. Many of the general safety rules applicable to ordinary laboratory and industrial operations are also pertinent here.1,2 Still others are applicable only to operations conducted at extremely low temperatures. Thus, although many of the construction materials and design criteria used at ordinary temperatures can also be used at low temperatures, there are a number of important exceptions that must be recognized in the design and use of cryogenic systems. These are considered in some detail in the following chapters.
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Zabetakis, M.G. (1967). Introduction. In: Safety with Cryogenic Fluids. The International Cryogenics Monograph Series. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-5684-2_1
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