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Message ID: 335     Entry time: Monday, December 04, 2023, 09:22
Author: Albert Kong 
Category: Standard Operation 
Type: Target 2 
Specific: Cooling 
Subject: T2 TGT Low Flow 

 See Cyclotron fault 16553. 

"B1A:T2CS:FGTGT readback is toggling at the warn limit of 3.0 GPM and over the last week has started crossing over the trip threshold of 2.8 GPM, tripping off the water package. Initial Action Taken: 1A is scheduled to take beam on December 13."

 

Upon reviewing the flow trend over the past semester, the flowrate has been hovering around 3.0 GPM the whole time.

Meanwhile, the water temperatures in/out of the T2 target has remained stable between 24C to 31C with the warn and trip limits > 35C. 

It should therefore be safe to run the target cooling water at a lower flowrate.

 

As a temporary solution, the low trip limit was adjusted to 2.5 GPM. While the warn was kept at 3.0 GPM.

We will look at how flowrate through the target can be increased in the coming shutdown.

 

For reference, the T1 target flow trip was set to 2.0 GPM an warn was set to 2.3 GPM (see MH-RH ELOG 331).

 

UPDATE(June 18, 2024):after shutdown service and replacement of the proteus paddle wheels, flow through the target seems to have recovered and is stable at around 3.7-4 gpm.

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