Cooling Patch Panel

Inlet Connector
Exploded view
Date: 18/2/03
Status: Qualification
Contact: Ian Wilmut

Patch Panel
Date: 18/2/03
Status: Qualification
Contact: Ian Wilmut

Cooling Pipes and Blocks

Wiggly Cooling Pipe
Part of inner cooling circuit manufactured at RAL from 70 micron CuNi pipe.
Date: 4/7/01
Status: Current
Contact: Steve Temple

Wiggly Cooling Pipe
Detail of a join.
Date: 4/7/01
Status: Current
Contact: Steve Temple

Wiggly Cooling Pipe
Detail of a U-bend with swaged ends - manufactured by Uniform Tubes Ltd.
Date: 4/7/01
Status: Current
Contact: Steve Temple

Wiggly Cooling Pipe with Blocks
From left to right: high, low, high, low blocks. The high blocks are made from Carbon-Carbon; the low ones from Aluminium. The first CC block has been Cu-plated and then flashed with Gold. The blocks are joined to Cu-plated Aluminium pipe.
Date: 4/7/01
Status: Current
Contact: Steve Temple

Machining of Carbon-Carbon
Shows grain in material.
Date: 21/5/02
Status: Current
Contact: Ian Wilmut

Second-point Cooling Block
Carbon-Carbon
Date: 21/5/02
Status: Current
Contact: Ian Wilmut

Plated Blocks
An assortment of Carbon-Carbon blocks after they have been given a gold flash.
Date: 15/7/02
Status: Current
Contact: Ian Wilmut

Main-Wiggle Pipe
Pipe for Middle circuit being tested in Go-NoGo Jig at UTI.
Date: 26/2/03
Status: For CheapO
Contact: Ian Wilmut

Machining of CC Blocks
Sets of Blocks being machined at Brite. PEEK thermal insulation layer can be seen.
Date: 26/2/03
Status: For CheapO
Contact: Ian Wilmut

Lower Main Block
As machined by Brite. PEEK thermal insulation layer can be seen.
Date: 26/2/03
Status: For CheapO
Contact: Ian Wilmut

Packing of Pipes
Main-Wiggle pipe from UTI in foam packing.
Date: 26/2/03
Status: For CheapO
Contact: Ian Wilmut

Cooling Circuit Prep Room at RAL
Room where pipes will be bent, blocks soldered and circuits tested.
Date: 26/2/03
Status: Current
Contact: Colin Dabinett

Mini-Wiggle Bending Jig
Shows details of bobbins and bending tool.
Date: 26/2/03
Status: Current
Contact: Ian Wilmut

Cooling Tests

Test stave
Pipe (70um CuNi) with 5 CC blocks (with gold flash).
Date: 7/1/01
Status: Test
Contact: Ian Wilmut

Test stave
Close-up, showing blocks with PT100's on side and heaters on top (one each for detector and hybrid side).
Date: 7/1/01
Status: Test
Contact: Ian Wilmut

Test stave in Freezer
Pipe (70um CuNi) with 5 CC blocks (with gold flash), 2 Cu blocks and 1m of Cu capilliary.
Date: 1/7/01
Status: Test
Contact: Ian Wilmut

Test stave in Freezer
Close-up of Cu capilliary.
Date: 1/7/01
Status: Test
Contact: Ian Wilmut

Pipe Corrosion Studies

Corrosion of Cu-plated Pipes
200 micron Al pipe has been plated with Cu at ends. Then subjected to 43% humidity at 35C for 14 days.
Date: 4/7/01
Status: Plan to go for Cu-Ni pipe
Contact: Steve Temple

Corrosion of Cu-plated Pipes
200 micron Al pipe has been plated with Cu at ends. Then subjected to 96% humidity at 50C for 14 days. There is indication of corrosion near Al-Cu boundary.
Date: 4/7/01
Status: Plan to go for Cu-Ni pipe
Contact: Steve Temple

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Last updated:                    18 Feb 04
Stephen Haywood                  S.Haywood@rl.ac.uk