GB2139745A - Cryogenic cell - Google Patents
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Abstract
A cryogenic cell comprises (a) a sealed external annular chamber 5, adapted to be maintained under vacuum and to enclose totally (b) a sealed inner chamber 1 adapted for the storage of a solid/liquid refrigerant 2. The external chamber 5 has a well 7 in its upper region immediately above and in contact with the top of the inner chamber 1 which is connected at its lower end to a section 8 containing an adsorbent, the latter being connected at its lower end to a further chamber 10 adapted for the reception of a radiation detector. The cell is suitable for use in maintaining the semi-conductor detector of a neutron logging tool at the required low temperature. <IMAGE>
Description
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Cryogenic cell
This invention relates to a cryogenic cell and more particularlyto a cryogenic cell suitablefor use in a neutron activation analysis borehole logging tool.
Borehole logging tools comprise a probe for insertion down the borehole, the probe comprising a radioactive source of neutrons, a shield against radioactivity and a gamma ray detector.
The neutron curve obtained from the neutrongamma method registers the stimulated emission of gamma rays when the radioactive source is used to bombard the formation surrounding the bore hole with neutrons. It can be interpreted to give an indication ofthe nature ofthe formation. The emission is reduced by the presence of hydrogen and since porous rocks generally contain eitherwaterorhydro- carbons, low readings generally indicate low porosity.
Such tools are widely used forwell logging in the petroleum industry.
Attention is now turning to the in-situ analysis of coal deposits with particular reference to the sulphur content. However, this gives rise to considerable problems. The ten major elements present in coal produce a complex activation gamma spectrum comprising some four hundred gamma lines in the range 0.0 to 10.0 MeV. This implies a mean separation of 25 KeV between lines. In practice, many lines of interestare separated by less than 25 KeV. Therefore it follows that a gamma ray detector with the capability to resolve lines appreciably less than 25 KeV apart is required.
This restricts the choice of detectorto a semiconductor detector and since the latter must be kept at lowtemperatures ( < --180"C) some form of intensive cooling is necessary.
The use of a copper heat sink has been suggested butthis method is not entirely satisfactory since unless the sink is impracticably large a perceptible rise in temperature takes place over a short period oftime.
Another proposal has been to take advantage ofthe latent heat of fusion of substances such as propane and butene-1 with melting points around180 C.
According to one method of operation, the melting hydrocarbon is contained in a Dewarflask and the resulting vapours are allowed to escape. This has the advantage of maintaining the temperature constant over ionger periods but suffers from the disadvantagesofthe loss of refrigerant and more seriously, the production of a potentially explosive gaseous mixture. Another disadvantage lies in the requirement to use liquid nitrogen in order to cool the hydrocarbon to below its melting point. This process preciudes use of the technique in remote areas of the world where liquid nitrogen is unavailable.
It is an object of the present invention to produce a safe, totally enclosed cryogenic activation logging tool which does not sufferfrom the above disadvantages.
Thus according to the present invention there is provided a cryogenic cell comprising (a) a sealed external annular chamber, adapted to be maintained under vacuum and to enclose totally (b) a sealed inner chamber adapted forthe storage of a solid/liquid refrigerant, the external chamber having a well in its upper region immediately above and in contact with the top ofthe inner chamber, the inner chamber being connected at its lower end to a section containing an absorbent, the latter section being connected at its lower end to a further chamber adapted for the reception of a radiation detector.
The outer wall of the external chamber is preferably fabricated from a metal of high tensile strength and relatively low thermal conductivity such as 316 stainless steel.
The wall ofthe internal chamber is preferably fabricated from a material of high thermal conductivity such as copper, and insulated on its external surface.
The well in the external chamber is adapted to receive a "cold finger" and to transmit the ensuing low temperature to the inner chamber so that therefrigerant is substantially solidified before the commencementof operations, although a smalivapour space is preferably left. This eliminates the use of intermediate cryogenic materials such as liquid nitrogen.
The adsorbent in the lowertube acts as a cryopump and adsorbs impurities within the vacuum chamber.
Suitable adsorbents include molecular sieves and activated carbon.
Suitable refrigerants include hydrocarbons such as propane and butene-1.
As stated previously the cryogenic cell is particular lysuitableforuse in maintaining the detectorofa neutron logging tool at the required lowtemperature.
Thus according to another aspect of the present invention there is provided a neutron logging tool comprising a probe containing in sequence from the bottom end (a) a radioactive source of neutrons, (b) a shield against radioactivity, (c) a semi-conductor detectorforgamma radiation, (d) a preamplifier and (e) a cryogenic cell as hereinbefore described for maintaining the detector at a lowtemperature.
A suitable source is a 5Ci Am241-Be neutron source, such as obtained from Amersham International.
The shield is preferably a composite shield assembly comprising a lead scattererfollowed by a polyethylene moderator.
Asuitable detector is a reverse-electrode hyperpure coaxial germanium type. Such detectors are supplied by Canberra Instruments Ltd.
The output of a semi-conductor detectoris ofthe order of picoamps and therefore the preamplifier is necessary. Losses and noise may be reduced by positioning the preamplifier in a separate compartment as physically close to the detector as possible.
The pre-amplifierfield effect transistor (FET) is preferably positioned on the pre-amplifier printed circuit board-this is referred to as a warm FET configura- tion - and avoids the use of a cold FETwithinthe vacuum chamber.
The cryogenic cell may be chilled by commercially available closed cycle coolers comprising cold fingers.
Above the cryogenic cell will be the detector EHT supply, the main amplifier and the cable driverwhich transmits an analogue signal via an ordinary
armoured single-core logging cable.
The invention is illustrated with reference to Figures 1 and 2 of the accompanying drawing which are schematic sections of a cryogenic cell.
The cell comprises an inner, oxygen free copper pressure vessel 1 containing mostly solid/liquid prop- ane 2 of 99.99% purity, although a small vapour space 3 is left. The purity level ofthe propane is important to reduce the risks of supercooling and eutectic shifts in melting point. The vessel 1 is surrounded by a layer 4 of aluminised "Mylar" insulating material.
The cell is initially charged with propane and then sealed for life. Alternatively the cell may be charged with butene-1 and then sealed for life. Butene-1 offers approximately 3% improvement in holding time over propane.
The inner vessel 1 is placed within an outer vessel 5 fabricated from 31 6stainless steel and the space 6 between the two vessels is evacuated to provide a vacuum.
The outer vessel 5 has a well 7 provided in its upper end, the bottom of the well being directly above the top ofthe inner vessel 1. The areas of the outer and innervessels in contact arewelded togetherto provide a thermally conducting pathway.
At its lower end, the innervessel is formed into a cylindrical section 8 containing apertures 9 for containing a molecular sieve adsorbentfor removing traces ofimpurities from the vacuum.
A hoilow aluminium block 10 containing a detector 11 is connected to the cylindrical section 8.
In orderto chill the contents of the cell before operating the logging tool,the cold fingershown in Fig. 2 is connected to a closed cycle cooler (not shown) and inserted into the well 6. The finger comprises a steel body 12 and a coppertip 13.
Claims (5)
1. A cryogenic cell comprising (a) a sealed external annular chamber, adapted to be maintained under vacuum and to enclose totally (b) a sealed inner chamberadaptedforthestorage of a solid/liquid refrigerant, the external chamber having a well in its upper region immediately above and in contact with the top of the inner chamber, the inner chamber being connected at its lower end to a section containing an absorbent, the latter section being connected at its lower end to a further chamber adapted for the reception of a radiation detector.
2. A neutron logging tool comprising a probe containing in sequence from the bottom end (al a radioactive source of neutrons, (b) a shield against radioactivity, (c) a semi-conductor detector for gam- ma radiation, (d) a preamplifierand (e) a cryogenic cell according to claim 1 for maintaining the detector at a lowtemperature.
3. A neutron logging tool according to claim 2 wherein the shield is a composite shield assembly comprising a lead scattererfollowed by a polyethylene moderator.
4. A neutron logging tool according to either of claims 2 or 3 wherein the semi-conductor detector is a reverseelectrcde hyperpure co-axial germanium type.
5. A cryogenic cell as hereinbefore described with
reference to the accompanying drawing.
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EP0191962A1 (en) * | 1983-10-21 | 1986-08-27 | The British Petroleum Company p.l.c. | Cryogenic cell |
GB2268796A (en) * | 1992-07-15 | 1994-01-19 | Outokumpu Instr Oy | Mounting of a cooling element |
US5349823A (en) * | 1992-02-14 | 1994-09-27 | Intel Corporation | Integrated refrigerated computer module |
US5561984A (en) * | 1994-04-14 | 1996-10-08 | Tektronix, Inc. | Application of micromechanical machining to cooling of integrated circuits |
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EP0191962A1 (en) * | 1983-10-21 | 1986-08-27 | The British Petroleum Company p.l.c. | Cryogenic cell |
US5349823A (en) * | 1992-02-14 | 1994-09-27 | Intel Corporation | Integrated refrigerated computer module |
GB2268796A (en) * | 1992-07-15 | 1994-01-19 | Outokumpu Instr Oy | Mounting of a cooling element |
GB2268796B (en) * | 1992-07-15 | 1996-11-06 | Outokumpu Instr Oy | Method for providing cooling and a cooling apparatus suited for the same |
US5561984A (en) * | 1994-04-14 | 1996-10-08 | Tektronix, Inc. | Application of micromechanical machining to cooling of integrated circuits |
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