Cryo Ops 2008

from Monday 22 September 2008 (08:00) to Friday 26 September 2008 (18:00)
CERN (503/1-001)

        : Sessions
    /     : Talks
        : Breaks
22 Sept 2008
23 Sept 2008
24 Sept 2008
25 Sept 2008
26 Sept 2008
AM
09:00
OPERATION 1 (until 12:00)
09:00 Welcome and introduction to CERN - Dr Philippe Lebrun  
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09:30 The world of cryogenics at CERN - Dr Dimitri Delikaris  
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10:00 --- Coffee break ---
10:30 LHC Cryogenics: Cool-down of the ring for commissioning and first beams - Mr Serge CLAUDET (CERN)  
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11:00 Design choices of the cryogenic system for the long-term operation of ATLAS and CMS detector magnets - Mr Nicolas DELRUELLE (CERN)  
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11:30 Continuous operation of liquefied noble gas calorimeters at CERN - Dr Johan Bremer (CERN)  
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09:00
OPERATION 2 (until 12:00)
09:00 Cryogenic improvements for the ATLAS accelerator energy upgrade - Mr Stephen MacDonald (Argonne National Laboratory)  
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09:30 Description of the flexible large scale Cryogenic test facility at CEA Grenoble and various test experiments connected over the past years - Mr Pascal ROUSSEL (CEA Grenoble)  
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10:00 --- Coffee break ---
10:30 Refrigeration Recovery for Experimental Hall High Target Loads - Mr Peter Knudsen (Jefferson Laboratory)  
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11:00 Floating pressure conversion and equipment upgrades of two 3.5KW, 20K, helium refrigerators - Mr Jonathan Homan (NASA-Johnson Space Center) Dr Ahmed Sidi-Yekhlef (Jefferson Laboratory)  
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11:30 SPIRAL2 Cryogenic System - Mr Mehdi SOULI (GANIL/IN2P3, CNRS)  
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09:00
OPERATION 3 (until 12:00)
09:00 The liquid nitrogen system for chamber A: a change from forced flow to a natural flow (thermo siphon) system - Mr Jonathan Homan (NASA-Johnson Space Center) Dr Ahmed Sidi-Yekhlef (Jefferson Laboratory)  
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09:30 Helium liquefaction and distribution at TIFR, Mumbai, INDIA - Mr K V Srinivasan (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research)  
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10:00 --- Coffee break ---
10:30 Design status of the cryogenic system of JT60-SA: optimization of the refrigeration capacity for different operation modes - Dr Christine HOA (CEA Grenoble)  
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11:00 Collection of data related to the operation experience on the Tore Supra cryogenic system - Mr Pascal reynaud (CEA Cadarache)  
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11:30 Focus of Jefferson Laboratory’s Collins Cryogenic Institute Research and Development - Mr Dana Arenius (Jefferson Laboratory)  
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08:20 Visit of CERN sites   (CERN Reception Meyrin Site Bldg. 33)
PM
14:00 Registration Particpants CryoOps 2008   (Room A)
16:00 Welcome Reception CryoOps 2008   (Pas perdus)
12:00 --- Lunch break ---
13:30
MAINTENANCE (until 15:30)
13:30 Industrial contributions to the maintenance of CERN helium cryoplants - Mr Frederic Ferrand (Air Liquide)  
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14:00 Application of a computer aided maintenance management system to CERN's cryogenic installation park - Mr Goran Perinic (CERN)  
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14:30 The procurement and distribution of cryogens for LHC - Mr Klaus Barth (CERN)  
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15:00 --- Coffee Break ---
15:30
SAFETY (until 17:00)
15:30 CERN's cryogenics safety record - Mr Goran Perinic (CERN)  
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16:00 Safety aspects concerning the operation of liquid krypton and liquid argon calorimeters in underground areas - Dr Johan Bremer (CERN)  
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16:30 --- Round-table discussion on equipment safety issues and philosophies, national norms and standards, risk analysis methods ---
12:00 --- Lunch break ---
13:30
CONTROL (until 17:00)
13:30 Process control systems for the LHC cryogenic systems - Dr Philippe GAYET (CERN)  
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14:00 The Control System for the cryogenics in the LHC tunnel - Dr Paulo Gomes (CERN)  
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14:30 Web-based tool for reporting operational non-conformities and tracking associated corrective actions - Mr Christoph Balle (CERN)  
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15:00 --- Coffee break ---
15:30 Tools for the maintenance of Siemens PLCs and associated Profibus® fieldbuses and intelligent instrumentation - Mr Antonio Tovar-Gonzalez (CERN)  
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16:00 Unicos upgrade project of the CERN obsolete cryogenics control systems - Mr Marco Pezzetti (CERN)  
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16:30 --- Round-table discussion on control philosophy and automation, optimization of operating parameters, Man Machine Interface (SCADA), reliability of industrial PLC (operating system issues …) ---
19:00 Workshop Dinner   (Globe of Science and Innovation)
12:00 --- Lunch break ---
13:30
OPERATION 4 (until 17:30)
13:30 The ITER cryogenic system overview - Mr Denis HENRY (ITER Organization)  
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14:00 Overview of cryogenics operations at DESY - Mr Hermann Herzog (Linde Kryotechnik AG, c/o DESY Hamburg)  
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14:30 Overview of the 12 GeV cryogenic system upgrade at Jefferson Laboratory - Mr Dana Arenius (Jefferson Laboratory)  
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15:00 --- Coffee break ---
15:30 Cyclotron Tank Cryopumping and Cryogenics for Superconducting Facilities at TRIUMF - Dr Igor Sekachev (TRIUMF, Canadian National Laboratory)  
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16:00 JT60 SA : Baking scenarios studies - Mrs Valérie LAMAISON (CEA Cadarache)  
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16:30 Design remodeling of warm helium screw compressor skid assembly - Mr Dana Arenius (Jefferson Laboratory) Mr Kelly Dixon (Jefferson Laboratory)  
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17:00 Presentation of the visits of Friday 26th September - Ms Sophie Gardette (CERN)  
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