Improvement of accumulator in cryogenic hydrogen system used for 1-MW pulsed spallation neutron source

Aso, Tomokazu; Tatsumoto, Hideki*; Otsu, Kiichi*; Kawakami, Yoshihiko*; Komori, Shinji*; Muto, Hideki*; Takada, Hiroshi

JAEA-Technology 2019-013, 77 Pages, 2019/09

JAEA-Technology-2019-013.pdf:5.59MB

At Materials and Life Science experimental Facility (MLF) of the Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex (J-PARC), a 1-MW pulsed spallation neutron source is equipped with a cryogenic hydrogen system which circulates liquid hydrogen (20 K and 1.5 MPa) to convert high energy neutrons generated at a mercury target to cold neutrons at three moderators with removing nuclear heat of 3.8 kW deposited there. The cryogenic system includes an accumulator with a bellows structure in order to absorb pressure fluctuations generated by the nuclear heat deposition in the system. Welded inner bellows of the first accumulator was failured during operation, forcing us to improve the accumulator to have sufficient pressure resistance and longer life-time. We have developed elemental technologies for manufacturing welded bellows of the accumulator by a thick plate with high pressure resistance, succeeding to find optimum welding conditions. We fabricated a prototype bellows block and carried out an endurance test by adding a pressure change of 2 MPa repeatedly. As a result, the prototype bellows was successfully in use exceeding the design life of 10,000 times. Since distortions given during welding and assembling affect functionality and lifetime of the bellows, we set the levelness of each element of the bellows as within 0.1. The improved accumulator has already been in operation for about 25,000 hours as of January 2019, resulting that the number of strokes reached to 16,000. In July 2018, we demonstrated that the accumulator could suppress the pressure fluctuation generated by the 932 kW beam injection as designed. As current operational beam power is 500 kW, the current cryogenic hydrogen system could be applicable for stable operation at higher power in the future.

Materials and Life Science Experimental Facility at the Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex, 1; Pulsed spallation neutron source

Takada, Hiroshi; Haga, Katsuhiro; Teshigawara, Makoto; Aso, Tomokazu; Meigo, Shinichiro; Kogawa, Hiroyuki; Naoe, Takashi; Wakui, Takashi; Oi, Motoki; Harada, Masahide; et al.

Quantum Beam Science (Internet), 1(2), p.8_1 - 8_26, 2017/09

https://doi.org/10.3390/qubs1020008

At the Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex (J-PARC), a pulsed spallation neutron source provides neutrons with high intensity and narrow pulse width to promote researches on a variety of science in the Materials and life science experimental facility. It was designed to be driven by the proton beam with an energy of 3 GeV, a power of 1 MW at a repetition rate of 25 Hz, that is world's highest power level. A mercury target and three types of liquid para-hydrogen moderators are core components of the spallation neutron source. It is still on the way towards the goal to accomplish the operation with a 1 MW proton beam. In this paper, distinctive features of the target-moderator-reflector system of the pulsed spallation neutron source are reviewed.

Characterization of cryogenically cooled silicon crystals, for the double-crystal monochromator on BL11XU at SPring-8

Tozawa, Kazukiyo*; Kiriyama, Koji*; Mitsui, Takaya; Shiwaku, Hideaki; Harami, Taikan

JAERI-Tech 2004-041, 27 Pages, 2004/03

JAERI-Tech-2004-041.pdf:5.11MB

Liquid-N-cooled Si crystals replaced water-cooled diamond crystals for the double-crystal monochromator on BL11XU at SPring-8. To use the whole energy from 6 keV to 70 keV, we developed the system of dual symmetric Si geometry, Si(111)/Si(311), which can be switched by a horizontal translation (X) stage perpendicular to the beam axis. The off-line experiment was performed to estimate the degree of the crystal strain, which may arise from the way of assembling in the crystal holder. With MoK, rocking curves from the crystals were measured for the second crystal of the double-crystal diffractometer of parallel setting. Each of the observed full-width at half maximum (FWHM) was almost constant and identical to the calculated value wherever X-rays hit on the crystal surface. By the use of synchrotron radiation from the undulator the crystals were tested and then the characterization was performed. The observed intensities and rocking curves resulted in that each crystal was good for BL11XU and that the performance of X-ray reflection was improved.

Setup of the cryogenic cooling system on BL11XU at SPring-8

Kiriyama, Koji*; Shiwaku, Hideaki; Tozawa, Kazukiyo*

JAERI-Tech 2003-061, 21 Pages, 2003/07

JAERI-Tech-2003-061.pdf:3.25MB

Cryogenically cooled monochromator equipped with circulated-liquid-nitrogen cooling system has been developed on JAERI beam-line, BL11XU, at SPring-8. This cooling system has improved the performance of X-ray reflection. The system has difficulty for the operation because of a lack of the manual. So, it is required to establish a systematic guide of the system. Here we report a manual with fruitful know-how to operate the cryogenic cooling system on BL11XU safely and easily. The new manual is wholly tabulated and shows comments, instructions, and valve conditions in all one-step. The operator, by using this manual, can manipulate the system with no misoperation.

Design and construction of long cryogenic piping lines

Kawano, Katsumi; Kato, Takashi; ; Matsui, Kunihiro; Hiyama, Tadao; ; ; ; Otsu, K.*; ; et al.

Proc. of 16th Int. Cryogenic Engineering Conf. /Int. Cryogenic Materials Conf., 0, 4 Pages, 1996/00

no abstracts in English

Cryogenic system design and its component development for Fusion Experimental Reactor(FER)

Kato, Takashi; Tada, Eisuke; Hiyama, Tadao; Kawano, Katsumi; ; ; ; ; Shimamoto, Susumi

Fusion Technology 1990, p.1535 - 1539, 1991/00

no abstracts in English

A simulation study for hydrogen isotope distillation columns in the tritium breeding blanket system of a fusion reactor

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Fusion Technology, 10, p.462 - 473, 1986/00

no abstracts in English

Studies on Cryogenic Distillation Columns for Hydrogen Isotope Separation

JAERI-M 84-160, 105 Pages, 1984/08

JAERI-M-84-160.pdf:1.93MB

no abstracts in English

The Cause of performance degradation of cryogenic hydrogen system at J-PARC; A Little fire burns up a great deal of corn

Aso, Tomokazu; Teshigawara, Makoto; Ariyoshi, Gen; Haga, Katsuhiro

no journal, ,