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Temperature uniformity in the CERN CLOUD chamber
The CLOUD (Cosmics Leaving OUtdoor Droplets) experiment at CERN (European Council for Nuclear Research) investigates the nucleation and growth of aerosol particles under atmospheric conditions and their activation into cloud droplets. A key feature of the CLOUD experiment is precise control of the e...
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Acceso en línea: | https://dx.doi.org/10.5194/amt-10-5075-2017 http://cds.cern.ch/record/2310144 |
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author | Dias, António Ehrhart, Sebastian Vogel, Alexander Williamson, Christina Almeida, João Kirkby, Jasper Mathot, Serge Mumford, Samuel Onnela, Antti |
author_facet | Dias, António Ehrhart, Sebastian Vogel, Alexander Williamson, Christina Almeida, João Kirkby, Jasper Mathot, Serge Mumford, Samuel Onnela, Antti |
author_sort | Dias, António |
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description | The CLOUD (Cosmics Leaving OUtdoor Droplets) experiment at CERN (European Council for Nuclear Research) investigates the nucleation and growth of aerosol particles under atmospheric conditions and their activation into cloud droplets. A key feature of the CLOUD experiment is precise control of the experimental parameters. Temperature uniformity and stability in the chamber are important since many of the processes under study are sensitive to temperature and also to contaminants that can be released from the stainless steel walls by upward temperature fluctuations. The air enclosed within the 26 m$^3$ CLOUD chamber is equipped with several arrays ("strings") of high precision, fast-response thermometers to measure its temperature. Here we present a study of the air temperature uniformity inside the CLOUD chamber under various experimental conditions. Measurements were performed under calibration conditions and run conditions, which are distinguished by the flow rate of fresh air and trace gases entering the chamber at 20 and up to 210 L min$^{−1}$, respectively. During steady-state calibration runs between −70 and +20 °C, the air temperature uniformity is better than ±0.06 °C in the radial direction and ±0.1 °C in the vertical direction. Larger non-uniformities are present during experimental runs, depending on the temperature control of the make-up air and trace gases (since some trace gases require elevated temperatures until injection into the chamber). The temperature stability is ±0.04 °C over periods of several hours during either calibration or steady-state run conditions. During rapid adiabatic expansions to activate cloud droplets and ice particles, the chamber walls are up to 10 °C warmer than the enclosed air. This results in temperature differences of ±1.5 °C in the vertical direction and ±1 °C in the horizontal direction, while the air returns to its equilibrium temperature with a time constant of about 200 s. |
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spelling | oai-inspirehep.net-16626352019-09-30T06:29:59Zdoi:10.5194/amt-10-5075-2017http://cds.cern.ch/record/2310144engDias, AntónioEhrhart, SebastianVogel, AlexanderWilliamson, ChristinaAlmeida, JoãoKirkby, JasperMathot, SergeMumford, SamuelOnnela, AnttiTemperature uniformity in the CERN CLOUD chamberPhysics in GeneralThe CLOUD (Cosmics Leaving OUtdoor Droplets) experiment at CERN (European Council for Nuclear Research) investigates the nucleation and growth of aerosol particles under atmospheric conditions and their activation into cloud droplets. A key feature of the CLOUD experiment is precise control of the experimental parameters. Temperature uniformity and stability in the chamber are important since many of the processes under study are sensitive to temperature and also to contaminants that can be released from the stainless steel walls by upward temperature fluctuations. The air enclosed within the 26 m$^3$ CLOUD chamber is equipped with several arrays ("strings") of high precision, fast-response thermometers to measure its temperature. Here we present a study of the air temperature uniformity inside the CLOUD chamber under various experimental conditions. Measurements were performed under calibration conditions and run conditions, which are distinguished by the flow rate of fresh air and trace gases entering the chamber at 20 and up to 210 L min$^{−1}$, respectively. During steady-state calibration runs between −70 and +20 °C, the air temperature uniformity is better than ±0.06 °C in the radial direction and ±0.1 °C in the vertical direction. Larger non-uniformities are present during experimental runs, depending on the temperature control of the make-up air and trace gases (since some trace gases require elevated temperatures until injection into the chamber). The temperature stability is ±0.04 °C over periods of several hours during either calibration or steady-state run conditions. During rapid adiabatic expansions to activate cloud droplets and ice particles, the chamber walls are up to 10 °C warmer than the enclosed air. This results in temperature differences of ±1.5 °C in the vertical direction and ±1 °C in the horizontal direction, while the air returns to its equilibrium temperature with a time constant of about 200 s.oai:inspirehep.net:16626352017 |
spellingShingle | Physics in General Dias, António Ehrhart, Sebastian Vogel, Alexander Williamson, Christina Almeida, João Kirkby, Jasper Mathot, Serge Mumford, Samuel Onnela, Antti Temperature uniformity in the CERN CLOUD chamber |
title | Temperature uniformity in the CERN CLOUD chamber |
title_full | Temperature uniformity in the CERN CLOUD chamber |
title_fullStr | Temperature uniformity in the CERN CLOUD chamber |
title_full_unstemmed | Temperature uniformity in the CERN CLOUD chamber |
title_short | Temperature uniformity in the CERN CLOUD chamber |
title_sort | temperature uniformity in the cern cloud chamber |
topic | Physics in General |
url | https://dx.doi.org/10.5194/amt-10-5075-2017 http://cds.cern.ch/record/2310144 |
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