Large Scale Cryogenic Systems and Transport of Cryogens
A special issue of Cryo (ISSN 3042-4860).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 May 2026 | Viewed by 41
Special Issue Editors
Interests: cryogenic; thermal insulation; cryostat systems; liquid helium; liquid hydrogen; cryogenic temperature and level sensor
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: large scale cryogenic applications
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce a Special Issue entitled "Large Scale Cryogenic Systems and Transport of Cryogens".
There are currently many large-scale projects that require cryogenic temperatures in the planning or construction phase or are already in operation. These include research projects for fusion and various accelerators with superconducting components. However, there are also many large industrial cryogenic systems, such as air separators and liquefiers for various gases (e.g., LNG, LN2, LO2, LNe, LH2, and LHe). In addition to actual liquefiers, other cryogenic components are also required, such as cold compressors, supercritical He pumps, or secondary circuits. For the transport of liquefied cryogenic gases, very large cryogenic containers are sometimes required, and thermal insulation, boil-off gas management, and container pressure play very important roles here. The sloshing of liquids and measures (e.g., special fittings) to counteract this are also the subject of repeated investigations.
Both original research articles and comprehensive review papers are welcome. Experience reports from large-scale plants in operation are also welcome in order to support those currently being planned.
Dr. Holger Neumann
Prof. Dr. John Weisend
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- large-scale cryogenic systems
- large liquefiers and their infrastructure
- cold compressors
- supercritical He-pumps
- secondary cryogenic cooling circuits and distribution systems
- commissioning of large-scale cryogenic systems
- large transport systems for cryogens
- cryogenic thermal insulation for large systems or cryogenic storage
- boil-off-gas management for large cryogenic storage tanks
- sloshing of liquid cryogens in transport tank systems and counteracting measures
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