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CERN-OBJ-AC-072
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Cryogenic Valve
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120 tonnes of liquid helium in use at the Large Hadron Collider, cooling 36'000 tonnes of superconducting magnets to just 1.9 degrees above absolute zero. The cryogenic valves were designed for the needs of CERN to develop valves for use with the very low temperature of liquid helium.
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24 cm 59.5 cm 22.5 cm 20 kg (approximately)
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Available, Building 282.
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2713248
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Reserved for Science Gateway