Emissivity measurements of CuCrZr alloy
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| author | Song, J. Bultman, N. Reaume, M. Eom, S. I. Franklin, W. Patil, M. Quispe-Abad, R. Wakai, E. Vallejo, M. Vargas |
| author_facet | Song, J. Bultman, N. Reaume, M. Eom, S. I. Franklin, W. Patil, M. Quispe-Abad, R. Wakai, E. Vallejo, M. Vargas |
| contents | The FRIB heavy-ion accelerator, in user operation since 2022, produces rare isotope beams (RIBs) via interactions of
high-intensity stable ion beams with a graphite production target.
Approximately 20-40$\%$ of the primary beam power is deposited
in the target, while the remaining 60-80$\%$ is absorbed by the beam dump.
The minichannel beam dump (MCBD), currently operated at 20 kW and designed for operation up to 50 kW,
uses CuCrZr alloy absorber plates. Thermal validation and thermal cycling tests of the MCBD were conducted
at the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Pennsylvania State University.
Temperature measurements were obtained from an infrared (IR) camera.
Since accurate temperature determination requires reliable emissivity values,
the emissivity of CuCrZr was measured using the IR camera validated against thermocouple reference temperatures
up to $\approx$ 650 $^{o}$C.
The measurements were conducted under a vacuum level of $\approx$10$^{-5}$ torr to minimize emissivity variations
due to surface oxidation. The emissivity of CuCrZr was determined to be 0.056 $\pm$ 0.009 using a constant fit to
the measured data over the surface temperature range from 100-650 $^{o}$C. |
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| spellingShingle | Emissivity measurements of CuCrZr alloy Song, J. Bultman, N. Reaume, M. Eom, S. I. Franklin, W. Patil, M. Quispe-Abad, R. Wakai, E. Vallejo, M. Vargas Accelerator Physics The FRIB heavy-ion accelerator, in user operation since 2022, produces rare isotope beams (RIBs) via interactions of high-intensity stable ion beams with a graphite production target. Approximately 20-40$\%$ of the primary beam power is deposited in the target, while the remaining 60-80$\%$ is absorbed by the beam dump. The minichannel beam dump (MCBD), currently operated at 20 kW and designed for operation up to 50 kW, uses CuCrZr alloy absorber plates. Thermal validation and thermal cycling tests of the MCBD were conducted at the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Pennsylvania State University. Temperature measurements were obtained from an infrared (IR) camera. Since accurate temperature determination requires reliable emissivity values, the emissivity of CuCrZr was measured using the IR camera validated against thermocouple reference temperatures up to $\approx$ 650 $^{o}$C. The measurements were conducted under a vacuum level of $\approx$10$^{-5}$ torr to minimize emissivity variations due to surface oxidation. The emissivity of CuCrZr was determined to be 0.056 $\pm$ 0.009 using a constant fit to the measured data over the surface temperature range from 100-650 $^{o}$C. |
| title | Emissivity measurements of CuCrZr alloy |
| topic | Accelerator Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.13293 |