Course Materials - Stony Brook University online - June 2021

Cryogenic Engineering

course given by John Weisend, European Spallation Source; Ram Dhuley and Grzegorz Tatkowki, Fermilab

Class Plan (Excel file download)

Class Project (see Class Plan for due date and presentations)

Instructions for submitting Homework and Class Project

Background Material and Further Reading

Class recordings

Superfluid helium’s unique behavior (Youtube video)

Lecture Slides and Homework Problems

June 21
Introduction
Properties of Cryogenic Fluids

June 22
Normal Cryogenic Fluid Behavior
Cryogenic Properties of Materials
Homework problems June 22 (due on June 24)

June 23
Thermodynamics for Cryogenics
Refrigeration & Liquefaction

June 24
Thermal Insulation & Cryostat Basics
Cryomodule Design
Homework problems June 24 (due on June 28)

June 25
Superconductivity, Superconducting RF& Superconducting Magnets
Test Stand Design

June 28
Cryogenic Distribution
SRF Cavities
Homework problems June 28 (due on June 30)

June 29
Helium II
Current Leads

June 30
Instrumentation
Cryogenic Safety
Cryogenic Pressure Safety
Homework problems June 30 (due on July 2)

July 1
Cryogenic Equipment I
Cryogenic Equipment II

July 2
Cooling Below 1K
Cryocoolers