Thermal Simulation Studies for the Characterization of a Cyclotron Liquid Target with Thick Niobium Target Windows

This work presents a simulation model developed with the aim to represent and study the thermal behavior of cyclotron liquid targets. Understanding and improving the thermal behavior of the target system is fundamental to improving the target overall performance, especially when using thick target w...

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Autores principales:	Sergio J. C. do Carmo, Pedro M. de Oliveira, Francisco Alves
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	cyclotron liquid target target window ANSYS thermal simulations Technology T Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TA1-2040 Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Physics QC1-999 Chemistry QD1-999
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:cf466309d7a64cefa88d5475582ecf2d2021-11-25T16:41:00ZThermal Simulation Studies for the Characterization of a Cyclotron Liquid Target with Thick Niobium Target Windows10.3390/app1122109222076-3417https://doaj.org/article/cf466309d7a64cefa88d5475582ecf2d2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/22/10922https://doaj.org/toc/2076-3417This work presents a simulation model developed with the aim to represent and study the thermal behavior of cyclotron liquid targets. Understanding and improving the thermal behavior of the target system is fundamental to improving the target overall performance, especially when using thick target windows, for which a larger amount of heat generated can be limiting. ANSYS CFX and SRIM software were used to develop a simulation model representing the IBA Nirta<sup>®</sup> Ga-68 liquid target system, to study the use of thick niobium target windows. The model was validated by comparing the results with experimental data obtained for the same liquid target system. In the present study, simulation results and temperature distributions of the main target components were obtained by studying the main parameters of interests, such as the initial temperature and mass flow rate of the coolants, and also distinct target windows with different thicknesses.Sergio J. C. do CarmoPedro M. de OliveiraFrancisco AlvesMDPI AGarticlecyclotronliquid targettarget windowANSYSthermal simulationsTechnologyTEngineering (General). Civil engineering (General)TA1-2040Biology (General)QH301-705.5PhysicsQC1-999ChemistryQD1-999ENApplied Sciences, Vol 11, Iss 10922, p 10922 (2021)
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topic	cyclotron liquid target target window ANSYS thermal simulations Technology T Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TA1-2040 Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Physics QC1-999 Chemistry QD1-999
spellingShingle	cyclotron liquid target target window ANSYS thermal simulations Technology T Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TA1-2040 Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Physics QC1-999 Chemistry QD1-999 Sergio J. C. do Carmo Pedro M. de Oliveira Francisco Alves Thermal Simulation Studies for the Characterization of a Cyclotron Liquid Target with Thick Niobium Target Windows
description	This work presents a simulation model developed with the aim to represent and study the thermal behavior of cyclotron liquid targets. Understanding and improving the thermal behavior of the target system is fundamental to improving the target overall performance, especially when using thick target windows, for which a larger amount of heat generated can be limiting. ANSYS CFX and SRIM software were used to develop a simulation model representing the IBA Nirta<sup>®</sup> Ga-68 liquid target system, to study the use of thick niobium target windows. The model was validated by comparing the results with experimental data obtained for the same liquid target system. In the present study, simulation results and temperature distributions of the main target components were obtained by studying the main parameters of interests, such as the initial temperature and mass flow rate of the coolants, and also distinct target windows with different thicknesses.
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author	Sergio J. C. do Carmo Pedro M. de Oliveira Francisco Alves
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title	Thermal Simulation Studies for the Characterization of a Cyclotron Liquid Target with Thick Niobium Target Windows
title_short	Thermal Simulation Studies for the Characterization of a Cyclotron Liquid Target with Thick Niobium Target Windows
title_full	Thermal Simulation Studies for the Characterization of a Cyclotron Liquid Target with Thick Niobium Target Windows
title_fullStr	Thermal Simulation Studies for the Characterization of a Cyclotron Liquid Target with Thick Niobium Target Windows
title_full_unstemmed	Thermal Simulation Studies for the Characterization of a Cyclotron Liquid Target with Thick Niobium Target Windows
title_sort	thermal simulation studies for the characterization of a cyclotron liquid target with thick niobium target windows
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Thermal Simulation Studies for the Characterization of a Cyclotron Liquid Target with Thick Niobium Target Windows

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