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Title: Load on Trough Bellows Following an Argon Spill

Abstract

In the case of a gross argon spill from the DO detector, the liquid argon is caught in three plenums. These plenums are to be connected by bellows to make a horizontal trough open at one end for removing the argon. The design of these bellows is dependent on the maximum argon load they must carry. Bellows to connect the three argon-catching plenums in the DO detector must be able to carry at least 92 lbs of argon when closed and 231 lbs when open, plus the load due to argon in the convolutions. Examples of such loads and the method for their calculations are contained in the Discussion. It should be noted that a set of assumptions was used in these calculations. First, we considered a uniform channel and uniform flow. Second, we used a value for Manning's n meant for a similar, but not exactly the same, case. Finally, we were forced to define an average depth, d, to be used to state the hydraulic radius, R, and area of flow, A. These facts may warrant consideration in future calculations.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
OSTI Identifier:
1031184
Report Number(s):
FERMILAB-D0-EN-167
TRN: US201201%%670
DOE Contract Number:  
AC02-07CH11359
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; ARGON; DESIGN; HYDRAULICS; Experiment-HEP

Citation Formats

Chess, K., and /Fermilab. Load on Trough Bellows Following an Argon Spill. United States: N. p., 1988. Web. doi:10.2172/1031184.
Chess, K., & /Fermilab. Load on Trough Bellows Following an Argon Spill. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1031184
Chess, K., and /Fermilab. 1988. "Load on Trough Bellows Following an Argon Spill". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1031184. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1031184.
@article{osti_1031184,
title = {Load on Trough Bellows Following an Argon Spill},
author = {Chess, K. and /Fermilab},
abstractNote = {In the case of a gross argon spill from the DO detector, the liquid argon is caught in three plenums. These plenums are to be connected by bellows to make a horizontal trough open at one end for removing the argon. The design of these bellows is dependent on the maximum argon load they must carry. Bellows to connect the three argon-catching plenums in the DO detector must be able to carry at least 92 lbs of argon when closed and 231 lbs when open, plus the load due to argon in the convolutions. Examples of such loads and the method for their calculations are contained in the Discussion. It should be noted that a set of assumptions was used in these calculations. First, we considered a uniform channel and uniform flow. Second, we used a value for Manning's n meant for a similar, but not exactly the same, case. Finally, we were forced to define an average depth, d, to be used to state the hydraulic radius, R, and area of flow, A. These facts may warrant consideration in future calculations.},
doi = {10.2172/1031184},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1031184}, journal = {},
number = ,
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jul 12 00:00:00 EDT 1988},
month = {Tue Jul 12 00:00:00 EDT 1988}
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