 Friday, September 30, 2016, 16:59, Isaac Earle, Repair, Target 1, Cooling, T1 Cooling System Inlet Pressure Transducer Replaced
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The T1 cooling system inlet pressure transducer (EPICS ID: B1A:T1CS:PGIN, Omega part # PX315-100GI) began failing in August (exhibited gradual
decline in pressure with no corresponding change to flow rate or outlet pressure). A new transducer was installed on Sept 30 2016 which fixed the
problem. Cyclotron Fault Report #9238 was returned and the temporary bypass on the warning level was removed. |
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Thursday, October 06, 2016, 12:16, Isaac Earle, Development, Target 1, Controls, Expansion Tank High Level Warning Added
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An expansion tank high level warning has been added to the T1/T2 control system under Work Request #4011. The purpose for this new warning
is to alert staff of an unexpected water increase in the unlikely scenario that a leak develops in the heat exchanger between the two fluids and CuALCW
on the secondary side enters the target water system. The new thresholds for high level warn, low level warn, and low level trip have been set at |
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Thursday, November 17, 2016, 17:58, Isaac Earle, Repair, Target 2, Cooling, T2 Heat Exchanger Secondary Side Solenoid Valve Failure
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At approximately 11am today the T2 cooling package heat exchanger secondary side water flow suddenly dropped from ~11gpm to 0. This was confirmed
to be a real reading by observing that with no secondary cooling both the inlet and outlet target water temperatures rose steadily with beam on the target.
While standing on the blocks in the T2 area and having a controls expert (wither "superuser" access mode) actuate the secondary side solenoid |
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Monday, January 09, 2017, 15:07, Isaac Earle, Standard Operation, Target 2, Target, T2-MK2 Target Moved from BL to HC
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The T2-MK2 target assembly was moved from the beam line to the hot cell today. A maximum field of 203mSv/hr was measured at approximately
0.5m
A steel shielding plug has been installed in the T2 hole to reduce shine and allow the T2 volume to be pumped down. |
Thursday, January 12, 2017, 09:21, Isaac Earle, Standard Operation, Target 2, Target, T2-MK2 Position 1 Beam Spot 
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The beam spot on the 10cm beryllium target in Position 1 on T2-MK2 (Target ID: "OCT.06#3") was measured and photographed yesterday. A
fairly well centered spot was measured to be approximately 4.6mm wide x 5.2mm tall on the entrance window and 5.7mm wide x 7.6mm tall on the exit window
using the Nikon micrometer level. This target first saw beam on June 16, 2016. |
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Thursday, January 19, 2017, 08:55, Isaac Earle, Standard Operation, Target 1, Cooling, T1 MRO work complete
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The following work was completed on the T1 cooling package:
- water drained to BL1A holding tank
- all resevoir o-rings changed |
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Wednesday, March 15, 2017, 16:13, Isaac Earle, Standard Operation, Other, Active Sump, Meson Hall Hot Cell Lab Active Sump Water Released
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On March 13th in the morning the Meson Hall Hot Cell Lab active sump reached the high level sensor. The system responded as expected: high
level panel warning light illuminated, siren sounded, and MCR notified via "B1 RCR1 RM6 WARN". A 1L sample was delivered to RPG for analysis.
After approval, the sump was pumped out over the following two days. The procedure in Document #64834 was followed for sampling and pump-out. |
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Monday, March 27, 2017, 16:15, Isaac Earle, Repair, Target 1, Cooling, T1 Cooling System Target Water Return Hose Damaged
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The 18' shielding block which lies west of the T1 cooling package was removed on Friday Mar 24 so that vacuum equipment could be craned into the 1A tunnel.
During replacement, the flexible SS hose for T1 target return water got caught under the block and was ripped apart. Workers in the area did
not realize this had occurred. The cooling package tripped off when the hose ripped (likely due to low water flow or low supply pressure). In |
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Thursday, March 30, 2017, 09:48, Isaac Earle, Development, Other, Controls, T1/T2 control system de-glitching & target ID changes
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The following changes were made to the T1/T2 PLC control system:
- De-glitching system investigated and Tony discovered that it was programmed incorrectly: the de-glitch time was observed only when a PV
changed from bad state to good, not the opposite (meaning there was actually no de-glitching in place since system start-up in 2016!). This was reversed |
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Wednesday, April 05, 2017, 17:55, Isaac Earle, Development, Other, Target, T2 area devices alignment strategy
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A strategy for alignment of the T2 protect monitor, T2 target, and T2 Collimator A was discussed today and decided upon by Yuri Bylinski, Isaac Earle,
Yi-Nong Rao, and Roman Ruegg. The purpose of the adjustment is to try to reduce the amount of beam lost as it passes through the T2 area (presumably
being blocked by the collimator because it is not possible to steer the beam through all three devices in their current configuration). Keeping in |
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Tuesday, April 11, 2017, 17:02, Isaac Earle, Maintenance, Target 2, Cooling, T2 Cooling System MRO
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The following work has been completed on the T2 cooling package:
- T2 system drained to South TNF holding tank (completed in Jan 2017, water already released)
- Target water and demin. circuit Cuno filters changed |
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Tuesday, April 11, 2017, 17:31, Isaac Earle, Development, Target 2, Target, T2-MK2 target MRO and alignment of T2 devices
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The following work was performed on the T2-MK2 target assembly and the T2 Protect assembly for maintenance purposes and to implement the alignment
strategy detailed in E-Log #218:
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Friday, May 05, 2017, 15:09, Isaac Earle, Development, Target 2, Target, T2-MK2 beam spot check in hot cell
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On May 5th the T2-MK2 target was moved to the hot cell for the purpose of checking the beam spot on the Position 2 beryllium target to confirm
the results of the T2 area realignment detailed in E-logs #218 and #220. In preparation beam was put on this target overnight for approximately 1.5hrs
at 10uA and 4 hours at 50uA (previously had not seen beam). Also, there had been issues with the T2 profile monitor over the last couple days, so |
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Tuesday, May 09, 2017, 16:35, Isaac Earle, Repair, Target 2, Cooling, T2 target water flow gauge paddle wheel changed
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During the target move on Thursday May 4th the paddle wheel and paddle wheel shaft for the T2CS:FGTGT sensor were changed to address transient
spikes of approximately +/-1.0 gpm which were causing nuisance trips. There have been no transient spikes recorded since the change, and the nominal
flow value dropped from 4.9gpm to 3.6gpm. Fault report #9836 has been returned, and the warning and trip levels, which were set higher to avoid nuisance |
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Monday, May 15, 2017, 16:55, Isaac Earle, Other, Target 2, Target, T2 profile monitor actuation issue
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On Thursday May 11th operators attempted to move the T2 profile monitor (T2-MK2) to the IN position but were unsuccessful. The monitor would
leave the OUT limit, but would not reach the IN limit. This was repeated 2 times. The air amplifier was inspected and nothing out of the ordinary
was noted. The T1 profile monitor was tested and was working properly. At the time it was suspected that the monitor cassette had become dislodged |
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Tuesday, July 25, 2017, 19:23, Isaac Earle, Repair, Target 2, Cooling, T2 Heat Exchanger Secondary Side Solenoid Valve Failure (again)
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At approximately 13:50 today the T2 cooling system secondary side solenoid valve (T2CS:SVSEC) failed to a closed position. This was the same
location where the valve failed on July 10th (E-Log #224), and also in Nov 2016 (E-Log #211). This repeated failure does not seem like a coincidence,
so instead of replacing the valve with a new unit, it was bypassed temporarily until we can determine the cause of the failures. A 3/4" FNPT |
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Thursday, July 27, 2017, 08:57, Isaac Earle, Other, Target 2, Cooling, Failed T2CS:SVSEC valves investigation
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The three failed T2 cooling system secondary side solenoid valves were tested yesterday to try to determine the problem. The test steps are
detailed below:
New spare valve (NSV) produced audible "click" and valve was seen to physically open when 24V DC driving voltage was applied
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Tuesday, August 29, 2017, 12:17, Isaac Earle, Maintenance, Target 1, Target, T1-MK1 and T2-MK1 Hansen water fittings replaced
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The #6 male Hansen fittings for the T1-MK1 and T2-MK1 targets (both currently stored in the target storage pit) were replaced today with new units.
Some of the target assembly Hansen fittings had shown signs of leaking and the internal seals are not easily replaced.
"120V" warning labels were put on the micro-switch IN and OUT limit sensors for the profile monitors on both targets. These are |
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Tuesday, October 10, 2017, 12:09, Isaac Earle, Standard Operation, Target 2, Target, T2-MK2 position 4 target changed
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The following work was performed on the T2-MK2 target assembly during the 2017 fall shutdown:
Oct 4, 2017: |
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Thursday, October 26, 2017, 16:12, Isaac Earle, Repair, Target 1, Cooling, T1 collimator solenoid valve replaced
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Around 10pm on Sunday Oct 22 beam was tripped multiple times due to low flow for the T1 collimator cooling circuit (B1A:T1:FGCOL). Temperature
of the collimator (TC7COL, TC8COL) was monitored with reduced beam current and no increase was observed leading to the conclusion that flow was OK and
the flow gauge was faulty. Normal operation continued until around 1:30am on Oct 26 when the collimator thermocouples both rose quickly, causing |
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