Advances in Cryogenic Engineering

The 1987 joint Cryogenic Engineering Conference/International Cryogenic Materials Conference was held at the Pheasant Run Resort, St. Charles, lliinois from June 14 to 18. Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, located a few kilometers from Pheasant Run, was the host for this conference. There is a great deal of cryogenic research and development underway at Fermilab and many applications of cryogenic materials and systems are in rou­ tine, daily use at the Tevatron. The technical program for the joint conference had over 300 invited and contributed papers from many different countries. The CEC board and I have tried to dramatically shorten the publication time of this volume of Advances in Cryogenic Engineering. In order to help meet the goal of the February publication, I asked the reviewers to complete their reviews before leaving Pheasant Run, after the conference. I would like to thank all of the reviewers for their prompt and throughtful reviews. I very much appreciate the authors following the prescribed format and responding quickly to my requests for revisions.

Applications of Superconductivity—Magnets.- Applications of Superconductivity—Electronics, Rectifiers.- Applications of Superconductivity—Magnet Stability, Coil Protection.- Applications of Superconductivity—Cryogenic Techniques.- Insulation.- Heat Transfer to Liquid Helium and Nitrogen, Flow Regimes.- Heat and Mass Transfer in He II, Superfluid Pumps.- Refrigeration for Superconducting Systems.- Cold Compressors.- Refrigeration and Liquefaction; Dilution Refrigerators.- Magnetic Refrigeration; Materials for Magnetic Refrigeration.- Cryocoolers; Refrigeration for Space Applications.- Cryogenic Applications—Space Science and Technology.- Commercial Cryogenic Plants.- Properties of Cryogenic Fluids.- Cryogenic Instrumentation and Data Acquisition; Control Systems.- Miscellaneous Cryogenic Applications and Techniques.- Indexes.- Author Index.