Thermo-Mechanical Modeling and Thermal Performance Analysis of Beam Vacuum Line Interconnections and Cold Warm Transitions in HL-LHC Long Straight Section Magnets

The HL-LHC upgrade, aiming at increasing the LHC levelled luminosity by factor of five, relies on new superconducting magnets requiring a new beam vacuum system. Along with the challenges related to magnet design, the beam optic configuration exposes this new equipment to stringent conditions for vacuum and cryogenic performance. Both cold-warm transitions and magnet interconnections appear to be delicate components that are crucial for the thermal heat transfer between diverse subsystems. The proposed study aims at assessing the heat loads to the cryogenic system and the temperature fields in the vacuum system. A nonlinear static thermal analysis is first performed. A thermo-mechanical approach is developed to capture additional thermal resistance arising from contact between components and their behaviour during cool-down. The system is then studied under dynamic operations when beams are circulating and colliding. A thorough analysis of beam-induced heat loads under ultimate conditions highlights the different relevant contributions. Finally, the transient response of the systems is computed to assess thermal time constants.