Operations aspects of the Fermilab Central Helium Liquefier Facility

Conference · Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1995

OSTI ID:42484

Geynisman, M G; Makara, J N

The Fermilab Central Helium Liquefier (CHL) facility consists of helium and nitrogen reliquefier plants operated 24 hours-a-day to supply LHe at 4.6{degrees}K and LN{sub 2} for the Fermilab Tevatron superconducting proton-antiproton collider ring and to recover warm return gases. Operating aspects of CHL, including different equipment and systems reliability, availability, maintenance experience, safety concerns, and economics aspects are discussed.

• Research Organization: Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH03000
• OSTI ID: 42484
• Report Number(s): FNAL/C-95/039; CONF-950350-1; ON: DE95009109; TRN: 95:003509
• Resource Relation: Conference: 10. intersociety cryogenic symposium, Houston, TX (United States), 19-23 Mar 1995; Other Information: PBD: Mar 1995
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
FERMILAB ACCELERATOR
CRYOGENICS
EQUIPMENT
RELIABILITY
AVAILABILITY
COST ESTIMATION
CRYOGENIC FLUIDS
LIQUEFIED GASES
MAINTENANCE