cryogenic pipe calculations vb jan 2008. idea use superconducting pipe for atomic beam experiments...
DESCRIPTION
basic concept use simple pipe with superinsulation (MLI) & two cryocoolers –no liquids in the system (except in the cryocoolers themselves) –use two cryocoolers (~ 1W 4 K) use lead pipe (used for calculations) –device is NOT a magnet –Type I superconductor –high critical temp ( ~ 7 K) Niobium has even higher critical temp (~9 K) Can probably use Type-II superconductors below lower critical temp cryocoolers insulation pipeTRANSCRIPT
Cryogenic Pipe Calculations
VB Jan 2008
idea
• Use superconducting pipe for atomic beam experiments– advantages
• cryopumping for better vacuum• exclusion of magnetic fields inside pipe
– disadvantages• cost & complications• cryopump vibrations
basic concept• use simple pipe with superinsulation
(MLI) & two cryocoolers– no liquids in the system (except in the
cryocoolers themselves)– use two cryocoolers (~ 1W cooling @ 4
K)• use lead pipe (used for calculations)
– device is NOT a magnet– Type I superconductor– high critical temp ( ~ 7 K)
• Niobium has even higher critical temp (~9 K)
• Can probably use Type-II superconductors below lower critical temp
cryocoolers
insulation
pipe
performance calculations• use MATLAB to simulate pipe performance
– heat capacity as a function of temperature– cryocooling as a function of temperature
• load map– heat conductivity constant – insulation on pipe + heat leak at pipe ends– pipe divided into longitudinal segments– program calculates new temp profile every fraction of a second
• for each segment– conduction from adjacent segments– heat gain through insulation– arbitrary heat gain in a any segment (used for ends)– cryocooling heat loss (if present for the segment)
– cryopumps turn on at an upper temp and off at a lower temp (for any segment)
– temp cannot go below 4 K (cryopump limit)
Superinsulation• http://www.cryogenicsociety.org/cryo_central/cryogenic_insulation/
– An insulation material's performance under a large temperature difference is given in terms of milliwatt per meter-kelvin (mW/m-K) and is referred to as the apparent thermal conductivity or k-value. To compare k-values for different materials one must understand the warm and cold boundary temperatures, the vacuum level, the residual gas composition, and the installed thickness. The designer has a very wide range of k-values with which to work: as low as 0.03 mW/m-K for perforated MLI blankets up to approximately 40 mW/m-K for cellular glass. As in all good designs, the performance must justify the cost. The performance of the total thermal insulation system as it is actually put to use is defined as the overall k-value for actual field installation or koafi.
– Several test methods are usually needed to adequately test and evaluate the overall performance of an insulation system. Standardized material test methods can be employed for basic thermal, mechanical, and compatibility properties. Cryostat test methods provide the apparent thermal conductivity values for the insulation systems. Prototype testing is then needed to determine the actual performance for a specific mechanical system. The use of MLI systems illustrates the need for this three step testing process. The k-value for an MLI system under ideal laboratory conditions may be around 0.05 mW/m-K while the koafi can easily be 10 times worse.
Cryocooler Performance
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Curve used in calculations(1.0 watts @ 4 K)
Heat Capacity
• Handbook of Chemistry & Physics– page 2357 for low temp behavior for lead
Heat Conductivity• Handbook of Chemistry & Physics
– page 2528 for lead, relatively flat, ~ 0.1 cal per sec per cm**2 for 1 cm thickness
• http://prola.aps.org/pdf/PR/v80/i5/p859_1 – evidence of superconducting behavior of heat capacity (factor of 2.5
enhancement of the heat conduction in the 4-15 K temprange)
Used a constant value in calculations
(0.5 or 1.0)
MATLAB simulations parameters (data1)• rateloss=0.00003 % insulation heat loss W/meter/K• ncool=1.0 % de-rating factor for the 1.0 watt cryocooler• initT = 10 % starting temperature for the pipe• roomT = 300 % temperature of the laboratory• lowT = 5 % turn-off temp of cryocooler• highT = 5.75 % turn-back-on temp of cryocooler• Tmin=4.0 % min cryocooler temp• maxIn = 30000 % number of seconds to run simulation• pradius = 5.0 % pipe radius in cm• pthick = 1.0 % pipe thickness in cm• plength = 1000 % pipe length in meters• pdensity = 13 % density of pipe g/cc• nsegs = 100 % number of pipe segments in length• cooling(8)=0.5 ; cooling(72)=0.5; % cryocooler power in
segments• heatleak(1)=0.1; heatleak(100)=0.0; % heat leak in segments• secsegs = 2 ; % number of time segments in a second• hcond=1.0 ; % heat conductivity
Results – data1 – temp contours
Results – data1 – temp vs. time
Times on are 439 310 303 301 300 300 300 300 300 300 Times off are 2065 1769 1772 1771 1770 1770 1770 1770 1770
Uptime=85%
Cooldown from 300 K
100 hour timescale
•Would be nice to get faster cooling
•Pre-cooling•Better distribution
MATLAB simulations parameters (data2)• rateloss=0.0001 % insulation heat loss W/meter/K• ncool=0.67 % de-rating factor for the 1.0 watt cryocooler• initT = 10 % starting temperature for the pipe• roomT = 300 % temperature of the laboratory• lowT = 5 % turn-off temp of cryocooler• highT = 5.75 % turn-back-on temp of cryocooler• Tmin=4.0 % min cryocooler temp• maxIn = 30000 % number of seconds to run simulation• pradius = 5.0 % pipe radius in cm• pthick = 1.0 % pipe thickness in cm• plength = 1000 % pipe length in meters• pdensity = 13 % density of pipe g/cc• nsegs = 100 % number of pipe segments in length• cooling(8)=0.5 ; cooling(72)=0.5; % cryocooler power in
segments• heatleak(1)=0.1; heatleak(100)=0.0; % heat leak in segments• secsegs = 2 ; % number of time segments in a second• hcond=1.0 ; % heat conductivity
Results – data2
Times on are 714 608 606 602 602 601 602 601 602 601 Times off are 1203 1084 1085 1084 1084 1084 1084 1084 1084
Uptime=64%
Results – data2 – secsegs=10
Times on are 713 608 606 603 603 603 603 603 603 603 Times off are 1203 1084 1085 1085 1085 1085 1085 1085 1085
uptime=64%
MATLAB simulation parameters (data4)• rateloss=0.0001 % insulation heat loss W/meter/K• ncool=1.0 % de-rating factor for the 1.0 watt cryocooler• initT = 10 % starting temperature for the pipe• roomT = 300 % temperature of the laboratory• lowT = 5 % turn-off temp of cryocooler• highT = 5.75 % turn-back-on temp of cryocooler• Tmin=4.0 % min cryocooler temp• maxIn = 30000 % number of seconds to run simulation• pradius = 5.0 % pipe radius in cm• pthick = 1.0 % pipe thickness in cm• plength = 1000 % pipe length in meters• pdensity = 13 % density of pipe g/cc• nsegs = 100 % number of pipe segments in length• cooling(8)=0.5 ; cooling(72)=0.5; % cryocooler power in
segments• heatleak(1)=0.2; heatleak(100)=0.0; % heat leak in segments• secsegs = 2 ; % number of time segments in a second• hcond=1.0 ; % heat conductivity
Results – data4
Times on are 275 268 265 265 264 265 264 264 264 Times off are 511 502 501 501 501 501 501 501 500
Uptime=65%
Cryocooler - VibrationsInformation from …
Vibration Reduction Methods: Active Cancellation
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Vibration reduction – PT cryocoolers
CC sizes
Sumitomo Heavy Industries
~ 50 cm size scale
Mounting & Other Issues• Need a system to support pipe vertically• Need to connect cryocoolers to pipe
– Copper collars (Cu conductivity ~ 5-10 higher)– Can we use flexible metal hose/braid between collars
and cryocoolers (reduce vibrations)– How many points on the pipe do we connect– What happens at the “warm” end that is connected to
rest of the apparatus• Is lead the right material?
– Probably Nb is better, more experience, especially with surface preparation
• Make a estimate of the cryo-pumped vacuum
CC Spec Sheet
Sumitomo Heavy Industry
Cold Pipe Summary
• Simple model of pipe shows promise– Timescales look reasonable– “brute force” vibration control (i.e. CC off)
works– Still have options to improve cooling and
vibrations• Next step – get professional help
– Here– “outsource to India?”
High voltage gradients
• Two metal plates separation of 1cm• Plate are of 100cm x 5cm• Few 100 kV power supply
• Order 10 MV/meter , but not 100MV/m
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment Volume 538, Issues 1-3, 11 February 2005, Pages 33-44
Reduction of field emission dark current for high-field gradient electron gun by using a molybdenum cathode and titanium anode
Cathode flattop = 18 mmAnode flattop = 2 mm
Enhancement effect of dark current by electron and ionimpact on electrodes. (1) Primary field emission, (2) Desorptionof ions and molecules by electron bombardment, (3) Ionizationby electron impact, (4) Back bombardment, (5) Emission ofsecondary ions and electrons.
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment Volume 538, Issues 1-3, 11 February 2005, Pages 33-44
Reduction of field emission dark current for high-field gradient electron gun by using a molybdenum cathode and titanium anode
The free parameter α was adjusted in each case, but had an average value of 0.4±0.02 for Ti and 1.0±0.04 for Mo. This constancy of α over the entire range of dark current indicates that the gap separation dependence is well approximated by Eq. (2).
E(I,10mm) = 124/(1+4) = 25 MV/m for TiE(I,10mm) = 170/(1+10) = 15.5 MV/m for Mo
Can we make a flat beam??
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment Volume 538, Issues 1-3, 11 February 2005, Pages 33-44
Reduction of field emission dark current for high-field gradient electron gun by using a molybdenum cathode and titanium anode
1 nA plots
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment Volume 538, Issues 1-3, 11 February 2005, Pages 33-44
Reduction of field emission dark current for high-field gradient electron gun by using a molybdenum cathode and titanium anode
Sacrificing some gradient can greatly reduce the dark current
Surface preparation and cleaning is critically important
High voltage gradient issues
• What can go inside sc pipe
• Can we use sc plates
• How do we feed the high voltage to the plates
• Magnetic fields due to leakage currents– Probably OK