Did you know that helium also plays a major role in basic research into nuclear energy? Without helium, for example, the discovery of the Higgs particle would not have been possible. P
article accelerators are a component of this research. Especially for particle accelerators, the valuable gas is indispensable. In the world’s largest particle accelerator – the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) – collisions are generated with extremely high kinetic energy. On the one hand, the LHC generates temperatures that are 100,000 times higher than the interior of the sun. On the other hand, the surrounding magnets are cooler than space (source: Weltmaschine).
A total of 9,300 magnets are housed inside the aforementioned powerful particle accelerator with a length (circumference) of almost 27,000 meters. The cooling system of the LHC is known as the largest refrigerator in the world. All magnets are pre-cooled with liquid nitrogen and further cooled down using helium.
ReiCat helium drying systems are used for the large quantities of helium required for liquefaction and cooling. The systems shown have capacities of 10,277 and 4,909 Nm³/h. The space requirement is only 2 x 2.5 x 3.6 m each (LxWxH).
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