Abstract
This paper presents the results of experiments performed at the cold moderator test stand with beams 1, 4–6, and 9 for studying the possibility of loading the moderator chamber with frozen balls (pellets) 3.5 to 3.8 mm in diameter through the cryogenic pipeline of complex configuration with a 4-m-long section ascending at an angle of 50°. The optimum parameters for the successful loading of the moderator chamber are found to be the following: mass flow rate of the carrier gas (helium), 2 g/s; temperature of the pipeline walls and helium, 79–85 K; angular velocity of the disc in the ball dispenser, 3.6°/0.5 s; ball ejection rate from the dispenser to the pipeline, 8 balls/s; and maximum chamber loading time, 6 h. During the construction of the test stand, the cryostat is replaced with a new one with two gas blowers, which is necessary for maintaining a low temperature in two independent cooling circuits (for two cold moderators or for a cold moderator and the test stand) and the software for the control of the operation parameters is modified.
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