na62 cedar pmt cooling update tim. chiller investigations web search identified huber as one...
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NA62 CEDARPMT Cooling Update
Tim
Chiller Investigations• Web search identified Huber as one possible
supplier– Europe-wide – Popular at CERN
• UK sales outlet is Radleys– Mainly specialise in chemistry-related equipment– Main Huber product lines are re-circulating baths
and low temperature re-circulators• Identified Unichiller UC017-H as a possible
solution for NA62• Visit by David Martin last week to discuss
Parameters
Parameter Value
Temperature -10 to +100C
Cooling power 1700W
Heater Power 2000W
Flow @ 0 pressure 27 lpm
Max pressure 3.0bar
Stability 0.1C
Sensor Internal or external PT100
Mass 120Kg
Dimensions (WxDxH) 450x510x1231
Cost £6,300 (each !)
Control• Options include de-mountable control panel allowing
remote operation– Remote means
• Distance ~ 20m (not 200m)• Interface is digital so there’s still intelligence in the chiller
– Doesn’t get ‘round SEU issue
• Optional digital interface (ComG@te)– By-passes control panel– Interfaces via ethernet to PC– Control / diagnostic s/w available allowing control /
monitoring at ‘user’ and lower level– MAY get ‘round SEU issue by
• Regular read out of control parameters & check against defaults
• Ability to re-write parameters whilst chiller’s running to ensure correct values
– Big issue is whether the full memory’s all available and whether the software can be adapted to automatically check for errors
Control …• 0-10V analogue output available for
monitoring (via ELMB)– Raise alarm if temperature deviates too much?
• Beginning to ask ‘awkward’ questions which require ‘expert’ knowledge of Huber systems to confirm whether there’s a viable solution
Pumping Curve• Recall Spec is – dP = 1.8b, flow = 6lpm– Power = 2 x 107W
• Pumping curve shows a maximum volume flow of 10lpm for dP=1.8b– Impact will be slightly
larger inlet-to-outlet temperature rise
Summary• Huber seemed like a good bet but….– One UC017-H will just about cool the PMT arrays
with an inlet to outlet rise of 0.25C but with little safety margin
– The remote control panel does not solve the SEU issue
– The cost is rather high (if we need two)– The issue of control/monitoring via ethernet would
need further discussions with Huber experts to confirm if it is possible to diagnose SEU issues & re-write parameters/re-start chiller remotely.
• Will also start looking for an alternative…… !