Proceedings of the Sixteenth International Cryogenic Engineering Conference/International Cryogenic Materials Conference: Part 1

This book contains the proceedings of the 16th ICEC/ICMC Conference, held in Kitakyushu, Japan, on 20th-24th May 1996. The Proceedings are presented in three volumes containing a total of 476 papers from 1484 authors.

The proceedings covers the main areas of: Large Scale Refrigeration. Cryocoolers. Cryogenic Engineering. Space Cryogenics. Application of Superconductivity. Oxide Superconductors. Metallic Superconductors. Metallic Materials. Non Metallic Materials.

In addition there are seven Plenary Lectures covering such diverse topics as commercialization of high-Tc superconductors, the continuing development of the Maglev system in Japan, and the Large Hadron Collider project.

The Proceedings comprise an excellent and up-to-date summary of research and development in the fields of Cryogenics and Superconductivity.

Selected chapter headings: Part One. Plenary Lectures. Large Scale Refrigeration. Refrigeration Plants. Long Term Operation. Compressors. Turboexpanders. Cryocoolers. Pulse Tube Coolers. G-M Coolers. Stirling Coolers. Other Coolers. Cryogenic Engineering. Cryostats. Cooling Technique. Superfluid Helium. Heat Transfer. Gas Properties. Measurements. Part Two. Space Cryogenics. Application of Superconductivity. Fusion. Accelerators and Detectors. Motors and Generators. Power Cables. Power Devices. Magnetic Levitation. High Field Magnets. Cryocooler-cooled Magnets. Current Leads. SQUID and Electronic Devices. Stability and AC loss. Oxide Superconductors. Tapes and Wires. Part Three. Bulk and Thin Film. Magnetic Properties. Transport Properties. AC Loss. Other Properties. Metallic Superconductors. Nb3Al. Nb3Sn. Other Materials. AC Loss and Electromagnetic Properties. Pinning and Stability. Applications. Metallic Materials. Mechanical Properties. Physical Properties. Non Metallic Materials. Mechanical Properties. Physical Properties. Functional Materials.