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Liquid Helium plant and Nitrogen plant

Description
Refrigeration and Cryogenics Laboratory has two central facilities. Liquid Nitrogen plant: Nitrogen is separated from compressed ambient air (consisting of 78% nitrogen) using adsorption desorption process. Subsequently, the nitrogen is condensed and stored as liquid in storage container under positive pressure. Liquid Helium Plant: Helium gas is liquefied in turbo expander based liquefier.
 
Make and Model
Liquid Nitrogen plant: 1 ~50LPH and newly installed ~100 LPH capacity Nitrogen plant: Stirling Cryogenic Pvt. Ltd, Netherlands. Model: StirLIN-4, StirLIN-8 Liquid Helium Plant : Make: Air Liquide Advanced Technologies, France. Model: Helial SL
 
Specifications/Features

LN2 Plant – 50LPH (StirLIN-4) Chiller Cooling capacity 48 kW Refrigerant R407C Suction/Discharge pressure 4.2/14 barg Suction temperature 11.7℃ Cryogenerator Cryogenerator power 45 kW Production capacity 50 lph Refrigeration capacity 4.4 kW@65K Working gas Helium Filling pressure 22 barg@50Hz Liquid nitrogen purity >99% Air compressor Compressor type Screw Motor power 25 Max Working pressure 12 barg LN2 Plant – 100LPH (StirLIN-8) Chiller Cooling capacity 108 kW Refrigerant R410A Suction/Discharge pressure 10/27 barg Suction temperature 11.7℃ Cryogenerator Cryogenerator power 90 kW Production capacity 100 lph Refrigeration capacity 8.8 kW@65K Working gas Helium Filling pressure 22 barg@50Hz Liquid nitrogen purity >99% Air compressor Compressor type Screw Motor power 45 Max Working pressure 12 barg

 
Application

Liquid Nitrogen Plant : The LN2 most commonly used for cryopreservation of cells and microbes. Also used in Liquid Helium plant for precooling, in NMR for prevent heat leak into LHe, High temperature superconductors etc. Liquid Helium Plant : The liquid helium produced can be used for cooling purposes down to 2 K for doing various experiments at low temperatures. Liquid helium can also be used for cooling superconducting magnets such as the ones used in NMR machines, MRI machines, etc.

 

Faculty in-charge
Contact Email
prabhakaras@iitb.ac.in
Location

Refrigeration and Cryogenics Lab, N-4 bay, Mechanical Engineering Department, I.I.T. Bombay, Powai, Mumbai - 400 076.

Contact No: 022-2159 3719

Other Contact Person
  • Praveen S Topagi
  • Prabhakara S