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gas_handling_system [2017/01/31 12:04] pereira [Filling Ion Chamber with Gas] |
gas_handling_system [2018/04/09 12:35] pereira [Filling CRDC1 and CRDC2 with Gas] |
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* PanelMate **S800vac.ui page 07**: Focal Plane Detector | * PanelMate **S800vac.ui page 07**: Focal Plane Detector | ||
- | The gas handling systems for both Focal Plane gas-filled detectors – the [[Detectors# | + | The gas handling systems for both Focal Plane gas-filled detectors – the [[Detectors# |
Note that since the same roughing pump drives the gas handling systems for both gas-filled detectors, extra precautions must be taken to protect one detector from the pressure of the other detector. The fact that the same pump drives both systems is not indicated on the graphics for the LabView control application | Note that since the same roughing pump drives the gas handling systems for both gas-filled detectors, extra precautions must be taken to protect one detector from the pressure of the other detector. The fact that the same pump drives both systems is not indicated on the graphics for the LabView control application | ||
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* The display unit for the pressure at the pump has a needle indicator and is mounted under the [[Stations# | * The display unit for the pressure at the pump has a needle indicator and is mounted under the [[Stations# | ||
* Ensure that the main valves on the gas bottles are open (see pictures below) | * Ensure that the main valves on the gas bottles are open (see pictures below) | ||
+ | * Open valves downstream of regulators in each bottle | ||
* Ensure that the gas bottles are not empty | * Ensure that the gas bottles are not empty | ||
* The gas regulators are not normally adjusted. They should all be set to provide a pressure around 20 psi | * The gas regulators are not normally adjusted. They should all be set to provide a pressure around 20 psi | ||
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* Click on the tab labeled **Slot 8 (M-card) IC** to access the page with the pressure set point control | * Click on the tab labeled **Slot 8 (M-card) IC** to access the page with the pressure set point control | ||
* Enter the desired pressure (typically 300 Torr) in the field under the knob labeled Set Point | * Enter the desired pressure (typically 300 Torr) in the field under the knob labeled Set Point | ||
+ | * Click button labeled **Update Set Point** | ||
* Click button labeled **Return to AUTO Mode** on left to start filling/ | * Click button labeled **Return to AUTO Mode** on left to start filling/ | ||
* Click the **Valves** tab at the top of the LabView window to return to the overview display of the gas handling system to monitor filling. The flow readings for MFC #1 will increase and eventually disappear as the readout value overflows the display field (this is normal behavior) | * Click the **Valves** tab at the top of the LabView window to return to the overview display of the gas handling system to monitor filling. The flow readings for MFC #1 will increase and eventually disappear as the readout value overflows the display field (this is normal behavior) | ||
- | * If necessary, the filling process can be stopped at any time by pressing the valve button labeled **Close MFC #1** | ||
* Open **valve 9** | * Open **valve 9** | ||
+ | * If necessary, the filling process can be stopped at any time by pressing the valve button labeled **Close MFC #1** | ||
* The filling process will take several minutes | * The filling process will take several minutes | ||
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* Fill CRDCs | * Fill CRDCs | ||
* Enter the desired fill pressure and start the automatic filling process | * Enter the desired fill pressure and start the automatic filling process | ||
- | * Click the **Zero Sensor** button | ||
* Click on the tab labeled **Virtual Ch. 0 (CRDC)** to access the page with the pressure set point control | * Click on the tab labeled **Virtual Ch. 0 (CRDC)** to access the page with the pressure set point control | ||
* Enter the desired pressure (typically 40 Torr) in the field under the knob labeled **Set Point** | * Enter the desired pressure (typically 40 Torr) in the field under the knob labeled **Set Point** | ||
- | * Click button labeled **AUTO Mode** on left to start filling/ | + | * Click button labeled **Update Set Point** |
+ | * Click button labeled **Return to AUTO Mode** on left to start filling/ | ||
* Click the **Valves** tab at the top of the LabView window to return to the overview display of the gas handling system to monitor filling. The flow readings for MFC #2 and MFC #3 will increase. The LabView application controls the gas mixing ratio based on the flow ratio (scaled with a calibration constant) | * Click the **Valves** tab at the top of the LabView window to return to the overview display of the gas handling system to monitor filling. The flow readings for MFC #2 and MFC #3 will increase. The LabView application controls the gas mixing ratio based on the flow ratio (scaled with a calibration constant) | ||
- | * If necessary, the filling process can be stopped at any time by pressing the valve button labeled **Close MFCs #2 & #3** | ||
* Open **valve 25** | * Open **valve 25** | ||
+ | * If necessary, the filling process can be stopped at any time by pressing the valve button labeled **Close MFCs #2 & #3** | ||
* The filling process will take several minutes | * The filling process will take several minutes | ||
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* Close **valves 8 and 24** | * Close **valves 8 and 24** | ||
- | * Open **valves 6 and 22** | + | * Open **valves 6, 7, 22 and 23** |
- | * Enter S3 vault and close main valves | + | * Enter S3 vault and close valves |
===== Tracking Gas bottles pressures ===== | ===== Tracking Gas bottles pressures ===== |