Liquid nitrogen distribution for pelletronlinacfacility, Mumbai

Low temperature facility of Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Mumbai provides liquid helium and liquid nitrogen along with the various other cryogenic support services to many facilities and laboratories of the institute. On the total annual liquid nitrogen consumptionover 3,00,000 liters, majority supply is utilized by the Pelletron LINAC Facility, for cooling the thermal shields of the quarter wave resonating cavities, distribution line of the cryostats, precooling of helium refrigerator and for the beam hall experiments. Liquid nitrogen is produced by STIRLIN-8 plant with a liquefaction rate of 110 liter per hour at an elevated pressure of 2barg. The vacuum jacketed and super-insulated liquid nitrogen transfer line of about 310 meters long interconnects plant and SC LINAC accelerator. The paper present the in depth details about the cryogen distribution, VJ piping and also the technical modifications and various automation carried out by us on the liquid nitrogen plant.