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7.4.1 Cooldown
Whenthecryostatvacuumisgood(below5mbar),thecryocoolerisautomaticallystarted.
When the cryocooler is functioning, it emits an audible noise, this noise is normal. The
soundleveloftheBPHGgeneratorisbelow70dBat1m.
WhiletheBPHG90iscoolingdown,relevantparametersaredisplayedonthecooldown
screen.
Figure7.14:CoolDownScreen
The cooldown process can be interrupted using the Abort button. When this button is
pressed, the user is asked to confirm his action before the cooldown is aborted. The
systemthenreturnstotheStandbyscreen.
Oncethesystemhasreachedtheoperatingtemperature,theReadyscreenappearswith
themainoperatingbuttonsBatchDeliveryandContinuousFlowenabled.TheBPHG90
is then ready to deliver parahydrogen. The time required to cool the system down from
roomtemperatureistypicallylessthanonehour.
7.5 ParahydrogenDeliveryModes
Oncetheconversionchamberhasreachedthedesiredconversiontemperature,theBPHG
90isreadytodeliverparahydrogenintwodifferentmodes:
1. BatchDelivery
2. ContinuousFlow
TheBatchDeliverymodeservestostoretheproducedparahydrogengasinacontainer
orabottleforsubsequentuseatanotherlocation.