Pressure Vessel and Shockwave Issues in the ILC Main Beam Dumps

摘要

The bunch structure of the ILC, the asymmetric location of the beam relative to the dump axis, the speed of water flow and the speed of sound all contribute to keep the ILC main water beam dumps well beyond the region where pressure wave induced shocks could damage the dump or cause and explosion, even at modest vessel wall thicknesses of 0.75-1.00 inch.