mice hydrogen system implementation
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MICE Hydrogen System Implementation. Tom Bradshaw Elwyn Baynham Iouri Ivaniouchenkov Jim Rochford. Talk Contents. Design Criteria – what is the conceptual basis for the design Baseline layout Specification for the hydride beds Safety containment Pipework and implementation - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
MICE Hydrogen System Implementation
Tom Bradshaw
Elwyn Baynham
Iouri Ivaniouchenkov
Jim Rochford
Talk Contents
• Design Criteria – what is the conceptual basis for the design
• Baseline layout
• Specification for the hydride beds
• Safety containment
• Pipework and implementation
• Thermal issues
Design Criteria
• Independent systems on each of the absorbers to eliminate consequential effects
– This will also ease the staging of MICE and reduce the need for extra testing
– Easier to isolate faults
– Smaller systems are easier to deal with
Design Criteria (2)
• Minimise venting and purging
– Most accidents have happened during venting operations
– Sealed system is safer – we have quite a large amount of hydrogen 3 x 22 litres of liquid
• Minimise amount of hydrogen
Design Criteria (3)
• Must be safe in the event of a power loss or system shut-down
• No surfaces below the BPt of Oxygen – this is to prevent cryopumping of oxygen on any surface that may come into contact with hydrogen in the event of a failure
• Safety volumes to contain gas, relief valves to prevent back flow in case of catastrophic release
• Prove a system for a neutrino factory
Baseline layout
P P VP Vacuum pumpBursting diskPressure relief valveValve
Pressureregulator
Pressuregauge
18 K Heto Compressorvia Radiation shield
14 K Hefrom Cold box
Liquid level gauge
LH2 Absorber
Vacuum
Vacuum vessel
LHe Heat exchanger
Internal Window
70 K Safety window
H2 Gas bottle
PPFill valve
Metal hydride hydrogen storage unit
(20 m3 capacity)
Vent outside flame arrester
He Purge system
Non-return valve
Vent outsideflame arrester
Vent valve
Vent valve
1.7 bar
2.1 bar
H2 Detector
H2 Detector
P
P
PP
Evacuated vent buffer tank
Volume:
VP
P
VP
X 2X 2
VP
H2 Detector
Ventilationsystem
Vent outsideflame arrester
Chiller/ heaterunit
Pipe sizes
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
0 0.005 0.01 0.015 0.02 0.025 0.03 0.035
Pipe diameter m
Pre
ssu
re d
rop
Bar
Specific load (W/cm2) 3.6
Load (W) 5089.38
Safety factor x2 (W) 10178.76
Absorber properties
• Liquid-hydrogen volume (at 20K), litres 21• Hydrogen volume (at STP), litres 16548• LH2 operating temperature, K 18• LH2 operating pressure, bar abs 1.2• LH2 max pressure, bar abs 1.7• LH2 min pressure, bar abs 1.05• Max. heat removal, W 100• Refrigerant mass flow, g/s <2• Refrigerant inlet (outlet) temperature, K 14 (18)• Refrigerant inlet (outlet) pressure, bar 18(14)• Absorber vacuum volume (within the module), litres 91
Hydride Bed Parameters
• Preferable size <1 m3 • Environment temperature 15-25 °C• Operating pressure in the system, bar abs 1.2• Max. pressure in the system, bar abs 1.7• Min. pressure in the system, bar abs 1.05• Hydrogen storage capacity (at STP), litres 20000• Absorber filling/empting time, hours 5
Safety Containment
• All external hydrogen pipes will be coaxial with an Argon jacket
• Hydrides and gas handling system will be situated under a hood
Layouts – Pipework
• Use co-axial lines to prevent hydrogen escaping into the hall
• Storage and buffer tanks located in a vented enclosure
• Hydrogen pipes are at a high level so that any flames or escaping gas does not pass any personnel
No surfaces below Bpt O2
Model run with 10 layers of MLI on inner surfaces and thermal isolation as shown
Thermal models used to verify the temperatures of the outer window in normal operation.
No surfaces below Bpt O2
Implementation
• Absorbers will be tested prior to installation (see accompanying presentation)
• When in place helium leak detection will be used to check the leak tightness of the system prior to filling with hydrogen
Implementation
• Hydrogen sensors will be fitted in appropriate areas in the laboratory
• Intrinsically safe electrical connections will be made to all parts of the hydrogen system
• User and operating manual, procedures will be developed for the safe operation.
• A training plan will be developed
Summary
• We have well defined criteria for the current design of the hydrogen system
• Areas of risk have been identified and removed in the design
• Inherently safe system that will passively reach a stable state without operator intervention
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