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Thermal information regarding the cooldown and operation of liquid argon calorimeters

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OSTI ID:47805
Three liquid argon calorimeters were cooled down and operated as part of the D-Zero detector at Fermi National Accelerator laboratory. The largest vessel contains 248 metric tons of uranium and copper plates and 19 kL (5000 gal.) of liquid argon. The other two vessels are mirror images, each containing 185 metric tons of uranium and stainless steel plates and 12.1 kL (3200 gal.) of liquid argon. The cooldown was accomplished by convection heat transfer between boiling, liquid nitrogen filled finned heat exchangers and argon gas inside the vessels. Information regarding the general internal geometry of the calorimeters, cooldown, operation, and steady state heat loads will be presented.
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76CH03000
OSTI ID:
47805
Report Number(s):
CONF-930703--
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English