Proceedings of the 28th International Cryogenic Engineering Conference and International Cryogenic Materials Conference 2022

This book gathers selected papers from the 28th International Cryogenic Engineering Conference and International Cryogenic Materials Conference 2022 (ICEC28-ICMC 2022), held virtually in Hangzhou, China on 25-29 April 2022, due to COVID-19 pandemic. Highlighting the latest findings on cryogenic engineering and cryogenic materials, it covers topics including: large-scale cryogenic components, processes and systems for refrigeration, separation, and liquefaction of cryogenic fluids, small-scale cryocoolers, cryogenic space applications, thermal insulation, thermal-physical properties of cryogenic fluids and materials, superconducting materials, devices, systems and applications, etc. The book offers valuable information and insights for academic researchers, engineers in the industry, and operators in the cryogenic field.

Prof. Limin Qiu has been the leader of the Cryogenic Group “Cryoboat” at Zhejiang University, China since 2001 and a teacher there since 1997. He conducts research and teaching on cryogenic engineering, especially in large-scale gas liquefaction & separation, pulse tube cryocooler and its applications, thermoacoustics, cryogenic heat transfer, and high power electronics cooling. He has published over 200 Journal papers and 60 International Conference Papers, including some on ICEC, CEC, ICR and ICC. He is the holder of more than 100 China patents. He worked as a visiting scholar, Humboldt Fellow or guest professor in Osaka City University, Japan; University of Giessen, Germany; National Institute for Fusion Science (NIFS), Japan; University of Wisconsin, USA; University of Twente, the Netherlands.

Dr. Kai Wang is a Research Professor in the Institute of Refrigeration and Cryogenics at Zhejiang University. He received his B.Eng. degree in Energy and Environment Systems Engineering and Ph.D. degree in Power Engineering and Engineering Thermophysics from Zhejiang University in 2009 and 2014, respectively. Before joining Zhejiang University, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher in the Clean Energy Processes (CEP) Laboratory at Imperial College London during 2018-2019 and in the Energy Research Institute at Nanyang Technological University during 2014-2017. He has been the Managing Editor of the journal Applied Thermal Engineering since 2019.

Prof. Yanwei Ma is a Professor of Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IEE-CAS), Beijing, China. He received his PhD degree from Tsinghua University in 1996 and then worked as a post-doctoral fellow at University of Science and Technology Beijing (USTB). Following research associate positions at Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University (Sendai, Japan), National Institute for Materials Science (Tsukuba, Japan) and Universite de Rennes 1 (France), he joined the IEE-CAS in 2004. He is Director of the Superconducting Materials Department at IEE-CAS, a large research group that is mostly devoted to the development of MgB2 and iron-based superconductor wires. He was awarded the "2019 ESAS Award for Excellence in Applied Superconductivity" for outstanding contributions to the development of iron-based wires and tapes. He has published more than 400 refereed SCI journal papers. He has given over 90 invited talks at international conferences. He is a board member of Physica C and Supercond. Sci. Technol., Associate Editor of the Superconductivity News Forum, and board member of International Cryogenic Materials Conference (ICMC).