Front Cover; Proceedings of the Twelfth International Cryogenic Engineering Conference; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; ICEC 12 SPONSORS; ICEC 12 EXHIBITORS; FOREWORD; THE MENDELSSOHN AWARD 1988; THE MENDELSSOHN AWARD 1988; PART I: PLENARY LECTURES; CHAPTER 1. PRESENT AND FUTURE CRYOGENIC APPLICATIONS, THE UNITED STATES SITUATION; Introduction; COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; PHYSICS MACHINES; ELECTRIC UTILITY EQUIPMENT; CHAPTER 2. INDUSTRIAL GAS LIQUEFACTION AND SEPARATION; INTRODUCTION AND HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; AIR SEPARATION; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS; CONCLUSION.

CHAPTER 3. ETW -- THE EUROPEAN TRANSONIC WINDTUNNELINTRODUCTION; SPECIFICATION AND PERFORMANCE; GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ETW; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; ORGANISATION; TIME SCHEDULE; CHAPTER 4. CRYOGENICS OF THE JOINT EUROPEAN TORUS (JET) AND THE NEXT EUROPEAN TORUS (NET); INTRODUCTION; THE TOKAMAK APPARATUS; THE JET DEVICE AND ITS OBJECTIVE; THE NET PROJECT AND ITS OBJECTIVE; NET PLASMA EXHAUST AND FUEL PROCESSING; References; CHAPTER 5. THE IMPLICATIONS OF HIGHER CRITICAL TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTIVE MATERIALS; INTRODUCTION; ASSESSMENT ASSUMPTIONS; AREAS WHERE SUPERCONDUCTORS ARE INDISPENSABLE.

Areas where superconductors have to compete with conventional technologyconclusion; references; chapter 6. cryogenics in japan; introduction; outline of major activities; program for advancement of research in basic technology for superconductivity and refrigeration; developments in superconductive machines and material for electric power generation; summary and acknowledgements; references; part ii: design of cryogenic equipment; section i: large scale; chapter 7. improvement of the filling process of a1t mr-magnet by using a lhe/ln2-transfer line; introduction; construction.

Helium-recovery planteconomy; chapter 8. computer aided cryostat design in twente: recent developments; introduction; temperature profile along the cryostat neck; multi-layer superinsulation (mli); optimization results with mli; conclusion; references; chapter 9. liquid nitrogen cooling system for ftu tokamak machine; introduction; liquid nitrogen cooling system; conclusions; references; chapter 10. the cryogenic system for the astromag test coil; background; the purpose of the experiment; the experimental equipment; concluding comments; acknowledgments; references.

CHAPTER 11. DEVELOPMENT OF A HIGH CAPACITY CRYOGENIC PUMP FOR SUPERCRITICAL HELIUMINTRODUCTION; DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; THEORY; TEST RESULTS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCE; CHAPTER 12. A CONDUCTOR DESIGN FOR NET MACHINE; INTRODUCTION; THE TF COIL CONDUCTOR; STABILITY AND QUENCH BEHAVIOUR; STRESS ANALYSIS; ac LOSSES; CONCLUSIONS; FOOTNOTE AND REFERENCES; CHAPTER 13. DESIGN, TEST AND PERFORMANCE OF THE LIQUID HELIUM CRYOSTATS FOR THE LEP SUPERCONDUCTING QUADRUPOLE MAGNETS; INTRODUCTION; DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; TESTS AND PERFORMANCE; CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES.