E907 Gas Matrix and Usage

Terry Tope

Chamber sizes, flow rates,and gas mixture estimates for E907 gas system.

Detector

Gas Mixture

Chamber

Gas Component

Cost

%

Component

Volume

Hydrogen Equivalence

Operating Flow

Operating Flow

Premix

Mix From Bottles

Mix From Bottles & Argon Dewar

%

Component

ft3

cc/min

ft3/month

cc/min

ft3/month

$/month

Chamber 1 (E690)

Magic #1

82

Argon

2.48

0.00997686

50

71

41

58

5090

76

64

15

Isobutane

7.5

11

3

Methylal

1.5

2

Chamber 2 (E690)

82

Argon

1.78

0.00716081

50

71

41

58

15

Isobutane

7.5

11

3

Methylal

1.5

2

Chamber 3 (E690)

82

Argon

1.78

0.00716081

50

71

41

58

15

Isobutane

7.5

11

3

Methylal

1.5

2

Chamber 4 (E690)

82

Argon

1.78

0.00716081

50

71

41

58

15

Isobutane

7.5

11

3

Methylal

1.5

2

Chamber 5 (Iowa)

Magic #2

75

Argon

1.74

0.01031159

400

570

300

427

?

471

460

25

Isobutane

100

142

0.15

Freon 13B1

0.6

1

1

Isopropyl

4

6

Chamber 6 (Iowa)

75

Argon

1.04

0.00616325

400

570

300

427

25

Isobutane

100

142

0.15

Freon 13B1

0.6

1

1

Isopropyl

4

6

TPC

90

Argon

70.63

0.05152148

1000

1424

900

1282

817

171

156

10

Methane

100

142

NCAL

77.4

Argon

7

0.00439133

500

712

387

551

?

572

565

8.6

Methane

43

61

14

CF4

70

100

RICH

100

CO2

1780 ft3

0

?

?

 

 

 

 

 

Cerenkov

100

C4F10

130 ft3

0

?

?

 

 

 

 

 

Beamline Chambers

 

?

?

?

?

?

 

 

 

 

 

Beam CKOV 1

 

C4F10

18 ft3

0

?

?

 

 

 

 

 

Nitrogen

 

 

Helium

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beam CKOV 2

 

C4F10

18 ft3

0

?

?

 

 

 

 

 

Nitrogen

 

 

Helium

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Hydrogen Equivalence

0.103846935 kg (Must be less than 0.6 kg).

Monthly Usage

Scenario

Premix

Bottles

Dewars

Argon

11.78

0.61  

Isobutane

1.45

Methane

0.71

P10

6.39

 

CO2

 

Nitrogen

 

Helium

 

CF4

0.50

0.50

C4F10

 

Magic #1 premix

17.80

 

 


PDB, 10/7/02