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1. Special properties
1.1 Nitrogen
Nitrogen gas is the main constituent of air (78.09% by volume).
Liquid nitrogen is one of the most widely used cryogenic fluids.
SCROLL TO TOPNitrogen is extracted from the air using a cryogenic process.
It is then used :
or in gaseous form, to provide the inert atmosphere required for chemical and metallurgical processes, electronic component manufacturing or neutral-atmosphere...
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Bibliography
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Websites
Online tools and software libraries
Air Liquide Gas Encyclopedia http://www.encyclopedia.airliquide.com
National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIST/JANAF https://www.nist.gov/
GASPAK, HEPAK...
Events
International Cryogenic Engineering Conference (ICEC) http://www.icec28-icmc2022.com/
International conference held every even-numbered year, in Europe or other continents except North America.
Cryogenic Engineering Conference (CEC) http://www.cec-icmc.org/
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Organizations – Associations
Institut international du froid (IIF) or International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) http://www.iifiir.org/
French Refrigeration Association, Cryogenics and Superconductivity Commission (AFF-CCS) http://www.affccs.grenoble.cnrs.fr/
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