Test of Purification from Atmosphere

Document #:

LARTPC-doc-88-v13

Document type:

Note

Submitted by:

Stephen Pordes

Updated by:

Stephen Pordes

Document Created:

27 Feb 2006, 10:37

Contents Revised:

16 Aug 2011, 10:08

Metadata Revised:

16 Aug 2011, 10:08

Abstract:

A collection of notes on a test of going from atmosphere to argon in a 156 ft^3 tank located at PAB.

Files in Document:

• flushpres.pdf (138.6 kB)
• flushpresv2.pdf (1.5 MB)
• Comparison of Ar and N2 purges introduced at PAB tank bottom with new O2 sensor (plots.pdf, 1.0 MB)
• Electrical schematic for AD O2 cell preamp (preamp_schematic.PDF, 80.2 kB)
• Emptying the argon from the tank (feb28.xls, 40.0 kB)
• Flushing data and Tank Schematic in one slide (flushsummary.pdf, 252.5 kB)
• HJ next to tank (HJMilkTank.JPG, 629.3 kB)
• PR at work on electronics (PRMilkTank.JPG, 744.2 kB)
• Picture of the inside of the PAB test tank (IMG_2034.jpg, 234.1 kB)
• Plots comparing the PAB tank purge test data with the computer model and analytical diffusion only solution (computer_vs_test_results.pdf, 368.3 kB)
• Raw data for all the above (feb24.xls, 368.0 kB)
• Some plots of the 1st and 2nd purge run data and schematics (Plots_of_purge_run1_and_2_data.pdf, 465.8 kB)
• TT next to completed tank (TTMilkTank.JPG, 709.2 kB)
• Write-up for Long Baseline Study - purging - ps version (purgestory.ps, 1.6 MB)
• Write-up for Long Baseline Study - purging collection of figures - ppt (picsforpurging.ppt, 811.0 kB)
• Write-up for Long Baseline Study -purging - pdf version (purgestory.pdf, 188.9 kB)
• data in xls (feb24v3.xls, 249.0 kB)
• drawing of tank with dimensions (tankfortestwtxt.jpg, 25.4 kB)
• excel file with plot comparing data and analytical calculation.. (mar02_the_second_tank_purge.xls, 1.9 MB)
• schematic of test (purge_test_schematic.pdf, 29.7 kB)
• summary of flushing - nicer version (flushpresv2.ppt, 2.1 MB)
• summary of flushing data (flushpres.ppt, 1.3 MB)

Other Files:

• Animation of New Accurate Argon Purge and Oxygen Content (2DDiffusion.wmv, 1.1 MB)
• Information on New Accurate CFD model of Argon Purge (CFD Analysis of Cryostat Argon Purge.docx, 292.6 kB)
• Spreadsheet of experimental and New Accurate CFD model results (CFD vs EXPERIMENTAL results for Argon Purge2D.xlsx, 135.2 kB)

Topics:

• Purification (chemical and radio):Equipment
• Purification (chemical and radio):Purity Measurements
• Purification (chemical and radio):Piping and Pumps
• Purification (chemical and radio):Instrumentation

Authors:

• Hans Jostlein
• Stephen Pordes
• Petros Rapidis
• Richard Schmitt
• Zhijing Tang
• Terry Tope
• Erik A Voirin