PORRITTINC
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SPECIFICATION · BALANCE OF PLANT

Cryoplant
specification.

Helium refrigeration delivering 4.5 K cold power to the superconducting magnet set, with 80 K thermal shielding and quench-recovery surge capacity.

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DESIGN TARGET · NOT MEASURED PERFORMANCE

Figures on this page are engineering design targets and reference-architecture values, not measured results from operating hardware. They state what the design is being engineered to achieve. Verified performance data will replace them as systems are built and tested. Nothing here should be relied upon as a performance warranty.

Design basis
COLD BOX

4.5 K helium refrigeration

Delivers continuous cold power to the magnet set. This load is the largest continuous parasitic draw on the plant and cannot be interrupted without losing the magnets.

SHIELDING

80 K intermediate shields

Thermal shields intercept radiant heat before it reaches the 4.5 K circuit, reducing refrigeration duty by roughly an order of magnitude.

QUENCH

Surge volume capacity

A magnet quench deposits stored magnetic energy into the helium inventory as heat. Surge volumes absorb that transient without venting inventory.

COOLDOWN

Liquefier sizing

Liquefier capacity is sized for full plant cooldown within a defined outage window, since cooldown time is on the critical path after any warm-up.

Design targets
4.5 K
Cold temperature target
62 kW
Cold power target
80 K
Shield loop
<3 wk
Full cooldown target
Interfaces

Interfaces the magnet set, the cryostat vacuum boundary, and plant electrical. Cryoplant state, compressor health, and helium inventory are continuously supervised; loss-of-cold is a protective trip path with defined operator response.

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Specifications evolve as the design matures. Contact us for current status and integration requirements.

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