The Thermosiphon Cooling System of the ATLAS Experiment at the CERN Large Hadron Collider

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

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Výsledek na webu

<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>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

The Thermosiphon Cooling System of the ATLAS Experiment at the CERN Large Hadron Collider

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

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.

Název v anglickém jazyce

The Thermosiphon Cooling System of the ATLAS Experiment at the CERN Large Hadron Collider

Popis výsledku anglicky

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.

Druh

J_x - Nezařazeno - Článek v odborném periodiku (Jimp, Jsc a Jost)

CEP obor

BJ - Termodynamika

OECD FORD obor

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Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/LG13009" target="_blank" >LG13009: Mezinárodní experiment ATLAS-CERN</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2015

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering

ISSN

1542-6580

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

13

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

October

Stát vydavatele periodika

US - Spojené státy americké

Počet stran výsledku

11

Strana od-do

511-521

Kód UT WoS článku

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EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-84954435718