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Unsteady numerical simulation on helium cooldown process for the 650 MHz two-cell superconducting cavity

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Background

Superconducting cavity is usually needed to be gradually cooled from room temperature to the superconducting temperature zone (4.2 K and below) in the testing and sophisticated operation process of superconducting cavity.

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to study the cooling law on the helium cooldown process for the 650 MHz two-cell superconducting cavity with the unsteady numerical simulation.

Method

A three-dimensional coupled heat-flow model of 650 MHz two-cell superconducting cavity was established. The unsteady numerical simulation of different inlet temperatures, flow rates and pressure conditions was carried out. The equivalent convective heat transfer coefficient and temperature distribution of 650 MHz two-cell superconducting cavity during cooldown process were obtained. The effects of cooling time and entrance parameters on the cooldown process were analyzed.

Results

The temperature distribution of the lower intersection lines has a large drop in the initial stage of cooldown process (120 s), while the temperature near the flanges at the both ends is still higher (remaining at the initial temperature of 300 K). With the passage of time, the temperature of the upper and lower intersection lines decreases. The maximum temperature difference on the lower intersections is within 2 K in the final stage of cooldown process (3600 s). The maximum temperature difference increases by 180%, and the difference between the maximum temperature and the minimum temperature (dT) at the end of a cooldown stage increases by 130% after 1 h, respectively, when the inlet temperature drops from 290 to 270 K (under the condition of the initial temperature of 300 K).

Conclusions

The maximum temperature difference and the dT at the end of a cooldown stage increase with the decrease in the inlet temperature. The maximum temperature difference increases with the increase in the inlet flow rate, while the dT at the end of a cooldown stage decreases with the increase in the inlet flow rate. The effect of changing the inlet flow rate on the cooling rate is not as obvious as changing the inlet temperature. Once there is a certain flow rate, the advantage of further increasing the flow rate to reduce the temperature of the superconducting cavity is not so great.

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  1. Institution of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China

    Mei Li, Zhengze Chang, Shaopeng Li & Rui Ge

  2. Key Laboratory of Partical Acceleration Physics and Technology, CAS, Beijing, 100049, China

    Mei Li, Zhengze Chang, Shaopeng Li & Rui Ge

  3. Center for Superconducting RF and Cryogenics, Institution of High Energy Physics, Beijing, China

    Mei Li, Zhengze Chang, Shaopeng Li & Rui Ge

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Li, M., Chang, Z., Li, S. et al. Unsteady numerical simulation on helium cooldown process for the 650 MHz two-cell superconducting cavity. Radiat Detect Technol Methods 3, 60 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41605-019-0138-7

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