Assignment – 1

Unit no 1 and 2

Date of submission: Feb 8, 2018

All questions are compulsory.
UNIT -1
1 Explain Joule – Thomson effect for real gas liquefaction. Develop expression for Joule-
Thomson coefficient for real gas.

2 Explain production of low temperature by adiabatic expansion of gases? Deduce Joule –

Thomson coefficient for real gas
3 Explain simple Linde- Hampson system of liquefaction for gases. Draw schematic component
diagram and represent the process on T-S diagram
4 Explain working of precooled Linde-Hampson system for hydrogen gas. Draw schematic
component diagram, represent processes on T-S diagram and present scheme for computation
of yield.

UNIT - II
1 Explain effect of cryogenic temperature on following properties of materials (i) Ultimate
strength (ii) Fatigue strength (iii) Impact strength
2 Explain variation of thermal conductivity with temperature in cryogenic range for gases using,
kinetic theory?
3. Explain “Debye model” for variation of specific heat of solids with temperature in cryogenic
range?

4. Explain effect of cryogenic temperature on following properties of materials (i) coefficient of

thermal expansion (ii) Fatigue strength
5 Explain Superconductivity at cryogenics temperature ranges for materials?

6 Explain variation of electrical conductivity of material with temperature in cryogenic range?

Explain Drude kittel model for higher temperature than Debye characteristic temperature
and write expression for electron mean free path ?