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Title: SSC 50 mm dipole magnet cryostat thermal measurement results

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OSTI ID:10162588

A prototype Superconducting Super Collider (SSC) 50 mm dipole magnet cryostat, DCA323, was instrumented at Fermilab and delivered to the SSC Laboratory for installation into the accelerator systems string test facility. In series with other magnets, the instrumented cryostat will be used to quantify and verify cryostat thermal performance with respect to design requirements. Prior to leaving Fermilab, DCA323 was subjected to magnetic testing at the Magnet Test Facility (MTF). This presented an opportunity to obtain preliminary thermal performance data under simulated operating conditions. It should be noted that measurements of overall cryostat thermal performance were not possible during the MTF measurements as the magnet test stands are designed for magnetic rather than thermal testing. They are not designed to limit heat inleak to the ends of the cryostat, which has been shown to have a significant effect on overall measured thermal performance. Nonetheless, these measurements do offer insight into the performance of several of the cryostat components and sub-systems.

Research Organization:
Fermi National Accelerator Lab., Batavia, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76CH03000
OSTI ID:
10162588
Report Number(s):
FNAL/C-93/108; CONF-930537-55; ON: DE93015534
Resource Relation:
Conference: 5. annual international industrial symposium on the Super Collider and exhibition,San Francisco, CA (United States),6-8 May 1993; Other Information: PBD: May 1993
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English