Design of the chilled glycol instrument cooling system for the CFHT

Rohendra Atapattu; Ivan Look

doi:10.1117/12.549987

28 September 2004 Design of the chilled glycol instrument cooling system for the CFHT

Rohendra Atapattu, Ivan Look

Proceedings Volume 5489, Ground-based Telescopes; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.549987
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2004, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Abstract

The Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope was modified with the addition of a chilled glycol cooling system to support Wide-field instrumentation. This paper outlines the design and lessons learned during implementation of this major system addition to the Observatory. Our research indicated that different Telescopes used a variety of approaches and there were many options in the commercial market that requires careful selection for use in a Telescope environment. We wish to share our valuable experience with future designers of cooling systems for instruments on large and small Telescopes alike.

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Rohendra Atapattu and Ivan Look "Design of the chilled glycol instrument cooling system for the CFHT", Proc. SPIE 5489, Ground-based Telescopes, (28 September 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.549987

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