MEDSI2016 - Classification: Core Technology Developments / Cryogenics

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TUPE21	CLSI BMIT’s Super-Conducting Wiggler Cryogenic Safety Improvements*	209
	L.X. Lin, T.W. Wysokinski CLS, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
	4.1 T superconducting (SC) wiggler on CLS Biomedical Imaging and Therapy (BMIT) beamline [1-4] developed a critical problem in the cryogenic safety relief and refill paths. Ice blockage formed and prevented helium gas from relieving during liquid helium (LHe) refill. This resulted in an internal pressure built up, which caused expelling of the LHe and cold gas helium (GHe) from the wiggler cryostat. Several improvements were performed over the years including replacement of the original rupture disk, the pressure relief valves and installation of metal O-ring seals at external ports. Following these improvements, a major upgrade on the wiggler safety relief path was implemented by adding a new vent pipe directly connected to the cryostat for safety exhaust. The LHe refill path was also modified to eliminate possibility of ice blockage. During initial tests after the up-grades, we experienced significant heat load increase which was linked to the thermal acoustic oscillations in the LHe transfer line. The problem was resolved by improving the insulation vacuum in the transfer line and adding a super insulation assembly into the direct vent pipe along with a plug at the refill path. *Work supported by Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics under contract No. C60109-029 ¿ Linda. Lin@lightsource.ca
DOI •	reference for this paper ※ https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-MEDSI2016-TUPE21
About •	paper received ※ 08 September 2016 paper accepted ※ 22 September 2016 issue date ※ 22 June 2017
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CLSI BMIT’s Super-Conducting Wiggler Cryogenic Safety Improvements*

209

L.X. Lin, T.W. Wysokinski
CLS, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

4.1 T superconducting (SC) wiggler on CLS Biomedical Imaging and Therapy (BMIT) beamline [1-4] developed a critical problem in the cryogenic safety relief and refill paths. Ice blockage formed and prevented helium gas from relieving during liquid helium (LHe) refill. This resulted in an internal pressure built up, which caused expelling of the LHe and cold gas helium (GHe) from the wiggler cryostat. Several improvements were performed over the years including replacement of the original rupture disk, the pressure relief valves and installation of metal O-ring seals at external ports. Following these improvements, a major upgrade on the wiggler safety relief path was implemented by adding a new vent pipe directly connected to the cryostat for safety exhaust. The LHe refill path was also modified to eliminate possibility of ice blockage. During initial tests after the up-grades, we experienced significant heat load increase which was linked to the thermal acoustic oscillations in the LHe transfer line. The problem was resolved by improving the insulation vacuum in the transfer line and adding a super insulation assembly into the direct vent pipe along with a plug at the refill path.
*Work supported by Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics under contract No. C60109-029
¿ Linda. Lin@lightsource.ca

DOI •

reference for this paper ※ https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-MEDSI2016-TUPE21

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paper received ※ 08 September 2016 paper accepted ※ 22 September 2016 issue date ※ 22 June 2017

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reference for this paper using ※ BibTeX, ※ LaTeX, ※ Text/Word, ※ RIS, ※ EndNote (xml)