Recent Mechanical Barrel Stave Development

BNL; S. Duffin, A. Gordeev, D. Lynn, G. Mahler: LBNL; C. Haber, M. Gilchriese: Yale; W. Emmett, A. Martin, P. Tipton

1. Current Mechanical Prototypes

2. Thermal FEA

3. End Insertion

4. Measurements of LBNL Stave

BNL/Yale/LBNL Update on Mechanical Barrel Stave Prototypes

•Strike-throughs show schedule as presented at MIWG meeting early October.•Start on proto-type 2 delayed due to delay in getting pipe-foam assembly.•Decided to push back prototype 3 so we can first do some thermal tests on prototype 2.

Prototype 1 Completed

35 cm x 10.7 cm , 3mm thick honeycomb 3mm honeycomb, rms(thickness)=19 um, min-max=77um

Original Honeycomb Glued BN filled Hysol 9396 Magnified view of grinded honeycomb

Demonstrated our ability to grind and glue the CF honeycomb

Assembly Fixture Prototypes II and III

Bracket locations correspond to possible support locations on barrel. Precision located to +/- 25 um.

Rare earth magnet to attract steel rod

3 mm OD carbon fiber tube for end insertion

Steel bracket to channel magnetic flux and hold CF tube

Steel Rod

Prototype II• We are in the process of assembling prototype II.• Tube-foam assembly uses stainless steel 2.77 mm OD, 255 um

wall stainless pipe• We use poco foam over k-foam as poco foam is more uniform in

cell size• Did some brief comparisons between thermal gels for interface,

and chose CGL do to its softness. This will be an area of future R&D however

• Will apply Hysol 9396 epoxy for bonding between facing and honeycomb/foam. For honeycomb, only apply at points of contact

Layup of Prototype IIPocofoam (top) compared to K-foam (bottom)

CGL Foam Interface

Prototype III Components

90/0/90 CF Facings K13C2U, 1 meter long

Hysol 9396 with 30% BN Facing-honeycomb,

CGL epoxy Facing-poco foam

2 pcf carbon honeycomb Will grind to 3-5 mm

Side tubes for mounting Have 3 or 5 mm OD CF tubes

SS Tubing 2.77 mm OD, 2.26 mm ID (255 um walls)

Bus Cable Samples provided by LBNL from prototypes for 6 cm stave….will patch several pieces together

Dummy Detectors 97 mm x 97 mm

Dummy Hybrids Resistors on 99 mm x 25 mm AlN substrate

Prototype III

•Proto 3 serves will be a 1 meter long stave closer to the present baseline stave.

•It is shorter than current basesline (135 cm) because of the limited length of our existing

carbon fiber.

•We will mount with dummy modules for full thermal and mechanical testing and

comparison to simulation. Thermal FEA by Yale, Mechanical at BNL

•It may be either a 3 mm or 5 mm thick inner core (foam, honeycomb) stave, depending

upon tests and FEA of prototype II. It is difficult to encapsulate 2.77 mm tube with poco

foam unless one goes to a thicker foam. We need to understand tradeoff.

Prototype IV

• Envision making another stave ~ summer 09. Would have full length (~ 1220 mm), custom

K13D2U or other facing with low areal density, and with end closeouts (on 117 mm edges).

•Before making this we will do R&D into the foam-pipe interface, correct CF facing layout to

maximize thermal performance

Thermal FEA

End Insertion

IDEA – Hold stave at those tube locations that were held to an accuracy of +/- 25 um during assembly

Use 4-5 brackets per stave for support (corresponds to 20-25 cm bracket spacing)

Two options for alignment of brackets:

A. If accuracy of mounting holes on barrel is on the order of +/- 50 um, alignment unnecessary. B. Otherwise, end brackets first mounted and adjusted into position for stave to be parallel to Z

axis. Universal stave template mounts on end brackets, and is used to align middle brackets.

End Insertion-- Bracket

• Bracket arms are elastic. Hold stave through compression.

• Right arm is fiducial side and is stiffer (flexes ~ 100 um). Left arm flexes ~ 0.5-1mm.

• Flexibility absorbs tolerances in bracket mounting.

Carbon fiber preliminary designCompression = 5 N, Mass = 7 gramsR.L. for 5 brackets/stave ~ 0.05%

Modified design for stereolithographic bracket.

Modified design for stereolithographic bracket.

End Insertion – Demonstration Prototype

“Installation Tool” is spare two brackets mounted on jig plateAfter Installation

Partial Installation on Two brackets

Four brackets are mounted on original assembly fixture

Missing picture here

Prototype End-Insertion Stave Flatness/Deformation Measurement

Profile of stave is measured on original assembly fixture where it is held by fixture “V” brackets (similar to those shown in prototyping photos). Stave is built to have low deformation

Rotated DataOriginal Data

End Insertion Stave on Stereo-lithographic Brackets

• Measurements taken first with stave supported with 4 brackets spaced ~ 24 cm apart, then with just two end brackets ~ 96 cm apart

• With each support, each edge (~5 mm from side tube rails) of stave’s deformation was measured (technique will be shown in section on LBNL stave).

• Deformation with 4 brackets not as good as on assembly fixture, but very good for first attempt.

• 2 point measurement demonstrates that stave is “floppy”, but end insertion works fine with 4 brackets.

• This method of insertion seems simple and viable as our initial prototype has demonstrated. It is a low mass solution.

• Second iteration will improve stiffness and have method to align brackets. This will also be fabricated in stereo lithographic thermoplastic

• We will aim to have an end insertion demonstration with proper flatness for stave prototype III in aluminum and/or carbon fiber

End Insertion, Conclusions and Plan

CF Rod slightly beveled (sanded) to permit low force installation

LBNL Stave V Measurements

• We performed deformation measurements on the last LBNL barrel stave prototype

Stave properties• Facings are K13D2U, 3-ply• Carbon honeycomb• Stave mounted with dummy bus, dummy detectors, and kapton heaters (to simulate hybrid power load)• Length approximately 35 cm

•Technique was to measure stave surface profile nine times. 1. Room temperature2. With coolant at ~ -37 deg-C3. With power on heaters equivalent to ¼ Watt per readout chip, strip length ~ 3cm4. Bring back to room temperature, repeat steps 1-3, bring back to room temp., repeat 1-3

Each profile measurements consists of five scans 11 mm apart. Each scan is in 1 mm steps

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Nitrogen filled coldbox, glass top

Lydall ChillerT > -40 C

2 meterx stage

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Granite Table

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Keyence Controller

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BNL Measuring Station

• Station can measure height of stave to accuracy of less than 10 um with a pair of displacement measuring layers.

• lasers move in stave direction in increments as small as 10 um, but we typically use 1-10 mm for a stave

• Chiller provides coolant down to close to -40 deg

Fixed Support,no rotation

Rolling Support,no rotation

Stave Support for Measurements

Support intended to provide cantilevered support at each end and allow expansion in Z

LBNL Stave Prototype

3-D Plot of Stave Using Measured Values

CF FacingSilicon Heater

Coolant ~ -37 deg-C, no power load

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Difference Plots

Room Temp 1 - Chilled 1 Profile

Room Temp 1 - Chilled w/power 1 Profile

Room Temp 1 – Room Temp 2

Room Temp 1 – Room Temp 3

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Difference Plots

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Chilled 1 - Chilled 3

Chilled 1 - Chilled 2 (with power)

Chilled 1 - Chilled 3 (with power)

LBNL Stave Measurements

• The change in stave shape is small as one chills with coolant ~ -37 C, and then adds power to mimic hybrid heat load.

• The repeatability of these measurements is good over the short number of cycles (3) we did.

• Results will depend upon support. Ad-hoc method of support was intended to mimic support with brackets spaced ~ 25 cm apart. Will later repeat these measurements with prototype III when improved brackets are available first quarter next year.

• We will be adding programmability to chiller to perform many temperature cycles to be performed after which difference plots can be made.