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Title: Operating experience using venturi flow meters at liquid helium temperature

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OSTI ID:10149352

Experiences using commercial venturi to measure single phase helium flow near 4 K (degree Kelvin) for cooling superconducting magnets have been presented. The mass flow rate was calculated from the differential pressure and the helium density evaluated from measured pressure and temperature. The venturi flow meter, with a full range of 290 g/s (0.29 Kg/s) at design conditions, has been found to be reliable and accurate. The flow measurements have been used, with great success, for evaluating the performance of a cold centrifugal compressor, the thermal acoustic heat load of a cryogenic system and the cooling of a superconducting magnet after quench.

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76CH00016
OSTI ID:
10149352
Report Number(s):
BNL-47507; CONF-921055-2; ON: DE92014693
Resource Relation:
Conference: Instrument Society of America conference,Houston, TX (United States),18-23 Oct 1992; Other Information: PBD: [1992]
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English