Fabrication, Cryogenic Test and Installation of the ESS Cryogenic Moderator System

H. Tatsumoto, Y. Beßler, E. Rosenthal, P. Arnold, M. Kickulies, M. Boros, A. Horvath, M. Segerup, P. Tereszkowski, D. Lyngh

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Abstract

The ESS cryogenic moderator system (CMS) has been designed to circulate subcooled liquid hydrogen with a temperature of 17 K and a parahydrogen concentration of more than 99.5% at 1.0 MPa in order to slow down the high energy neutrons by means of two hydrogen moderators. The CMS cold box (CBX) had been fabricated in November 2020 by the ESS in-kind partner, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH (FZJ). Subsequently, the CMS CBX cryogenic test had been implemented by using liquid nitrogen until September 2021 at FZJ. The CMS CBX was cooled by a mixture of GN2 and LN2, instead of a helium refrigerator. The performance test for two hydrogen pumps and a measured pressure drop met the design requirement. Furthermore, it was verified that a combination of a heater and a release control valve, which was called a pressure control system, could maintain the CMS pressure at a set point. The CMS installation with the exception of the moderators will be completed at the ESS site by June, 2022.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvanced Topics in Science and Technology in China
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages133-140
Number of pages8
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameAdvanced Topics in Science and Technology in China
Volume70
ISSN (Print)1995-6819
ISSN (Electronic)1995-6827

Keywords

  • Hydrogen moderator
  • Liquid hydrogen
  • Spallation source

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