Waste heat recovery from the European Spallation Source cryogenic helium plants - implications for system design
- European Spallation Source ESS AB, P.O. Box 176, 221 00 Lund (Sweden)
- Sweco Industry AB, P.O. Box 286, 201 22 Malmö (Sweden)
- Lunds Energikoncernen AB, P.O. Box 25, 221 00 Lund (Sweden)
The European Spallation Source (ESS) neutron spallation project currently being designed will be built outside of Lund, Sweden. The ESS design includes three helium cryoplants, providing cryogenic cooling for the proton accelerator superconducting cavities, the target neutron source, and for the ESS instrument suite. In total, the cryoplants consume approximately 7 MW of electrical power, and will produce approximately 36 kW of refrigeration at temperatures ranging from 2-16 K. Most of the power consumed by the cryoplants ends up as waste heat, which must be rejected. One hallmark of the ESS design is the goal to recycle waste heat from ESS to the city of Lund district heating system. The design of the cooling system must optimize the delivery of waste heat from ESS to the district heating system and also assure the efficient operation of ESS systems. This report outlines the cooling scheme for the ESS cryoplants, and examines the effect of the cooling system design on cryoplant design, availability and operation.
- OSTI ID:
- 22263967
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1573, Issue 1; Conference: International cryogenic materials conference, Anchorage, AK (United States), 17-21 Jun 2013; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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