Performance test of a helium refrigerator for the cryogenic hydrogen system in J-PARC

In J-PARC, a cryogenic hydrogen system, which plays a role in providing supercritical hydrogen with a pressure of 1.5 MPa and a temperature of 20 K to three moderators, has been designed. The performance test of the helium refrigeration system that is a part of the cryogenic hydrogen system was conducted independently. The helium refrigeration system was cooled down to 18 K within 4.5 hours, and the refrigerator power of 6.45 kW at 15.6 K was confirmed. The performance test results verified that the helium refrigerator satisfied the performance requirements.