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Vol.4 , No. 2, Publication Date: Jun. 7, 2017, Page: 9-15
 at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai operating Stirling Cryogenics make, Model: STIRLIN-8 liquid nitrogen plant since 2010. For the operational and maintenance conveniences of this plant, we have incorporated many additional features to the plant monitoring system with an objective to enhance the Mean Time Before Maintenance (MTBM) considerably. Our up-gradation system, which is successfully implemented at LTF, ensured the plant maintenance to be carried out based on the need rather than the operational hours as specified by the manufacturer. The work includes the special focus on the optimization of critical components like regenerator of Stirling cryocooler. This paper will present the in depth details about the methodology utilized for achieving the above objective effectively.&picture=http://www.aascit.org/aascit/decorators/img/journal/896.jpg)
| [1] | Kadayam Venkatraman Srinivasan, Low Temperature Facility, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, India. |
| [2] | Manimaran Arunachalam, School of Mechanical Engineering, Veltech Dr RR & Dr SR Technical University, Chennai, India. |
| [3] | Arulprakasajothi Mahalingam, School of Mechanical Engineering, Veltech Dr RR & Dr SR Technical University, Chennai, India. |
Low temperature facility (LTF) at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai operating Stirling Cryogenics make, Model: STIRLIN-8 liquid nitrogen plant since 2010. For the operational and maintenance conveniences of this plant, we have incorporated many additional features to the plant monitoring system with an objective to enhance the Mean Time Before Maintenance (MTBM) considerably. Our up-gradation system, which is successfully implemented at LTF, ensured the plant maintenance to be carried out based on the need rather than the operational hours as specified by the manufacturer. The work includes the special focus on the optimization of critical components like regenerator of Stirling cryocooler. This paper will present the in depth details about the methodology utilized for achieving the above objective effectively.
Keywords
Upgradation, Maintenance, Automation
Reference
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| [09] | “Analysis of Porous Regenerator material of Stirling cryocooler using numerical techniques” – Poster presented by R. D. Pokale, K V Srinivasan et al., at 26th National Symposium on Cryogenics (NSCS-26), Kolkatta, India, February, 2017. Ref: http://indico.vecc.gov.in/indico/getFile.py/access?contribId=35&sessionId=14&resId=0&materialId=0&confId=44 |
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