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Heritage collection CERN-OBJ-CERN-OBJ-AC-072
Title
Cryogenic Valve
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Item
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Object
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Content and structure area
Scope and content
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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Accruals
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Public
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Physical characteristics and technical requirements
24 cm 59.5 cm 22.5 cm 20 kg (approximately)
Finding aids
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Existence and location of originals
Available, Building 282.
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CDS number
2713248