R&D (Cryogenic)
SimonZeidler - 18:06, Wednesday 08 July 2015 (125)
First cycle of cooling

The first cycle of cooling the tank has begun today.
After having some trouble with the calibration of the temperature controller and a sudden (and still unexplained) problem with the pressure meter, we are now cooling the tank.

The rate of cooling is now approximately 0.07 K/min at an inside pressure of 2.2*10^(-4) Pa.
With this rate, the cooling down to 10 K will last at least 2,5 days (even more is expected when the temperature falls below 70 K and freeze-out of the remaining gas appears).

I think of using He gas in the future that could be injected into the tank for increasing the effectivity of the cooling process.

 

Attached is a photograph of the temperature and the pressure controller at the beginning of the cooling cycle, right after the cool-down has started.

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