Cryogenic testing at the SSC (Superconducting Super Collider) string test facility
A multipurpose cryogenic testing facility was constructed and became operational in 1986 at Fermilab. It consists of a standard Tevatron satellite refrigerator and 450 liter subcooling dewar housed within a building adjacent to a Tevatron refrigerator. A 11 m by 15 m high bay contains power supplies necessary to power Superconducting Super Collider (SSC) magnets, a cryogenic feedcan to interface the refrigerator to the magnet string, and an area for testing Tevatron components. Currently, a 120 m, 4 m diameter tunnel has been constructed off the high bay to house a half cell of SSC Design D magnets. Capabilities have been made to extend the tunnel up to 1 km in length. Testing at the facility includes SSC long string test, heat leak measurement, cold compressor tests, turbine test, and cold leak checking.
- Research Organization:
- Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76CH03000
- OSTI ID:
- 6035019
- Report Number(s):
- FNAL-TM-1483; CONF-8706125-17; ON: DE88002835
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Cryogenic engineering conference, St. Charles, IL, USA, 14 Jun 1987; Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products. Original copy available until stock is exhausted
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETS
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CRYOSTATS
REFRIGERATORS
SUPERCONDUCTING SUPER COLLIDER
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ELECTROMAGNETS
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MAGNETS
STORAGE RINGS
SUPERCONDUCTING DEVICES
TESTING
THERMOSTATS
430300* - Particle Accelerators- Auxiliaries & Components