Cooling of a system of superconducting magnets by means of pumped subcooled liquid helium

Conference · Sat Mar 01 04:00:00 EDT 1975 · IEEE Trans. Magn., v. MAG-11, no. 2, pp. 565-568

OSTI ID:4127926

Vander Arend, P C; Stoy, S T; Richied, D

In the course of developing the refrigeration system for the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory energy doubler, a new concept was developed for the cooling of long, superconducting magnet systems. The concept depends on: (1) the use of pumps for the transport of liquid helium and refrigeration; and (2) heat transfer between a stream of boiling helium and one of subcooled liquid helium for maintenance of a constant temperature of the fluid surrounding the magnet windings. In order to verify the validity of the concept, an experimental program at Fermilab was started. The experimental installation and some of the test results obtained during a number of test runs are described. (auth)

• Research Organization: Cryogenic Consultants, Inc., Allentown, PA
• NSA Number: NSA-33-017050
• OSTI ID: 4127926
• Conference Information: Journal Name: IEEE Trans. Magn., v. MAG-11, no. 2, pp. 565-568
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

*FERMILAB ACCELERATOR-- SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETS
*SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETS-- COOLING SYSTEMS
420201* --Engineering--Facilities & Equipment--Cryogenic & Superconducting Equipment & Devices
HEAT TRANSFER
HELIUM
N42220* --Engineering--Facilities & Equipment--Cryogenic & Superconducting Equipment & Devices
PERFORMANCE TESTING
PUMPS
TEMPERATURE CONTROL
TEST FACILITIES