Thermal analysis of the ATLAS dump system

The dump system of the ATLAS Magnet, situated on third level of the USA15 cavern is an assembly of diodes and dump resistors through which the energy stored in the Magnet is dissipated when running down the magnet current to zero. The dump system is permanently connected to the Magnet through a system of bus bars and is able to dissipate about 1.5 GJ of energy in 3 hours. The goal of this thermal analysis, performed by ST/CV, is to understand whether the heat released by the dump system can be removed by free convection into the PX15 shaft or if forced ventilation is needed