A Simulation Tool for Steady State Thermal Performance Applied to the SPL Double-Walled Tube RF Power Coupler

This note reports on the study carried out to design a tool for steady-state thermal performance of the RF power coupler inside the SPL cryostat. To reduce the amount of heat penetrating into the helium bath where the cavity is placed, the main coupler is actively cooled by means of an adequate flow rate of helium gas. The knowledge of the temperature profiles and the overall thermal performance of the power coupler are fundamental for the estimation of the total heat load budget of the cryostat.