The Thermosiphon Cooling System of the ATLAS Experiment at the CERN Large Hadron Collider
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F68407700%3A21220%2F15%3A00234591" target="_blank" >RIV/68407700:21220/15:00234591 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/ijcre-2015-0022" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/ijcre-2015-0022</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/ijcre-2015-0022" target="_blank" >10.1515/ijcre-2015-0022</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The Thermosiphon Cooling System of the ATLAS Experiment at the CERN Large Hadron Collider
Original language description
The silicon tracker of the ATLAS experiment at CERN Large Hadron Collider will operate around –15°C to minimize the effects of radiation damage. The present cooling system is based on a conventional evaporative circuit, removing around 60 kW of heat dissipated by the silicon sensors and their local electronics. The compressors in the present circuit have proved less reliable than originally hoped, and will be replaced with a thermosiphon. The working principle of the thermosiphon uses gravity to circulate the coolant without any mechanical components (compressors or pumps) in the primary coolant circuit. The fluorocarbon coolant will be condensed at a temperature and pressure lower than those in the on-detector evaporators, but at a higher altitude, taking advantage of the 92 m height difference between the underground experiment and the services located on the surface. An extensive campaign of tests, detailed in this paper, was performed using two small-scale thermosiphon systems. These tests confirmed the design specifications of the full-scale plant and demonstrated operation over the temperature range required for ATLAS. During the testing phase the system has demonstrated unattended long-term stable running over a period of several weeks. The commissioning of the full scale thermosiphon is ongoing, with full operation planned for late 2015.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
BJ - Thermodynamics
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/LG13009" target="_blank" >LG13009: International experiment ATLAS-CERN</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2015
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering
ISSN
1542-6580
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
13
Issue of the periodical within the volume
October
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
11
Pages from-to
511-521
UT code for WoS article
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EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-84954435718