Cryostat design : case studies, principles and engineering /: case studies, principles and engineering. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: J.G. Weisend II, editor.
• Editors: Weisend, J. G
• Contents: Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; Contributors; 1 Principles of Cryostat Design; Abstract; 1.1 Cryostat Requirements; 1.2 Cryogenic Properties of Materials; 1.2.1 Thermal Contraction; 1.2.2 Thermal Conductivity; 1.2.3 Heat Capacity; 1.2.4 Material Strength; 1.3 Thermal Insulation and Heat Transfer; 1.3.1 Reducing Conduction Heat Transfer; 1.3.2 Reducing Convection Heat Transfer; 1.3.3 Reducing Radiation Heat Transfer; 1.3.4 Other Insulation Approaches; 1.4 Structural Supports for Cryostats; 1.4.1 Alignment Approaches; 1.4.2 Suspension of Components from a Room Temperature Top Flange 1.4.3 Space Frames1.4.4 Support Posts; 1.4.5 Supports in Space Cryogenics; 1.5 Instrumentation; 1.5.1 Temperature Measurement; 1.5.2 Pressure Measurement; 1.5.3 Flow Measurement; 1.5.4 Level Measurement; 1.5.5 Installation, Wiring, Heat Sinking and Feedthroughs; 1.5.6 Commercial Availability of Instrumentation Systems; 1.5.7 Best Practices for Cryostat Instrumentation; 1.6 Seals and Connections; 1.7 Transfer Lines; 1.8 Safety; 1.9 Thermoacoustic Oscillations; 1.10 Prototyping and Series Testing; References; 2 SSC Collider Dipole Cryostat; Abstract; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Vacuum Vessel 2.3 Thermal Radiation Shields2.4 Multilayer Insulation; 2.5 Cryogenic Piping; 2.6 Suspension System; 2.7 Interconnect; 2.8 Test Results; 2.9 Summary; References; 3 Twenty-Three Kilometres of Superfluid Helium Cryostats for the Superconducting Magnets of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC); Abstract; 3.1 The LHC and Its Cryogenic System; 3.2 Feasibility of a Large Distributed Superfluid Helium System; 3.3 Prototype Cryostats and String Tests; 3.4 Industrial Series Production, Installation and Commissioning; 3.5 Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgments; References 4 The Superfluid Helium On-Orbit Transfer (SHOOT) Flight DemonstrationAbstract; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Design Considerations; 4.2.1 Structural Requirements; 4.3 Dewar and Cryostat Details; 4.3.1 Dewar Fabrication Details; 4.3.2 Cryostat Details; 4.4 Components; 4.4.1 Development Notes; 4.4.2 Phase Separation; 4.4.3 Liquid Acquisition; 4.4.4 Thermomechanical (Fountain Effect) Pumps; 4.4.4.1 Instrumentation; 4.4.5 Cryogenic Stepper-Motor Valves; 4.4.6 Cryogenic Relief Valves; 4.5 Safety; 4.6 Working with SHOOT on the Ground; 4.7 On-Orbit Operations; 4.8 Summary; References 5 TESLA & ILC CryomodulesAbstract; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Definitions; 5.3 Functional Requirements Summary; 5.4 Cryomodule Mechanical Design; 5.4.1 Cryomodule Major Components and Features; 5.4.2 Cryomodule Weight; 5.4.3 Major Interfaces; 5.5 Cryomodule Vacuum Design and Vacuum Vessel; 5.6 Cryomodule Thermal Design and Helium Flow Design; 5.6.1 Major Thermal Design Features; 5.6.2 Design for Large 2 K Heat Transport and Helium Flow; 5.6.3 Pressure Drop Analyses; 5.6.4 Typical TESLA-Style Cryomodule Maximum Allowable Working Pressures; 5.6.5 Instrumentation; 5.6.6 Cryomodule Test Requirements
• Publisher Details: Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvii, 280 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 621.402; Physics; Cryostats; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Mechanical; Cryostats; Technology & Engineering -- Industrial Design -- Product; Science -- Mechanics -- Dynamics -- Thermodynamics; Science -- Nuclear Physics; Technical design; Engineering thermodynamics; Particle & high-energy physics; Engineering design; Engineering; Particle acceleration; Low temperature physics; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319311500; 3319311506
• Related ISBNs: 9783319311487
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed August 22, 2016).
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