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Coolant Systems Lab
Accelerator subsystems like magnets, power supplies, RF cavities etc. get heated during operation due to joules heating. It is essential to cool these sub-systems to prevent them from getting overheated and to prevent from changing their parameters due to change in temperature.
Demineralsed (DM) water is used for cooling accelerator subsystems due to following reasons:
- To avoid leakage of current through cooling water: Since water flows in contact with electrical systems, a part of current can be carried away by water, if it is conducting.
- To avoid electrical short-circuiting: Since various components are in Different levels of electrical state, conductive water can cause short-circuiting partially.
- To avoid corrosion / scaling: Dissolved salts can increase corrosion (damaging the component being cooled) or scaling (hampering effective heat transfer during cooling). DM water has minimal salt content.
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