SRF2015 - List of Authors (Holmes, D.)

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MOPB092	Economics of Electropolishing Niobium SRF Cavities in Eco-Friendly Aqueous Electrolytes Without Hydrofluoric Acid	359
	E.J. Taylor, T.D. Hall, M.E. Inman, S.T. Snyder Faraday Technology, Inc., Clayton, Ohio, USA D. Holmes AES, Medford, New York, USA A.M. Rowe Fermilab, Batavia, Illinois, USA
	A major challenge for industrialization of SRF cavity fabrication and processing is developing a supply chain to meet the high production demands of the ILC prior to establishment of a long term market need. Conventional SRF cavity electropolishing is based on hydrofluoric-sulfuric acid mixtures. In comparison, FARADAYIC® Bipolar EP applies pulse reverse electrolysis in dilute sulfuric acid-water solutions without hydrofluoric acid and offers substantial savings in operating and capital costs. Based on a preliminary economic analysis of the cavity processing requirements associated with the ILC, we project the cost of FARADAYIC® Bipolar EP to be about 27% that of the Baseline EP. In terms of tangible cost savings, the cost per cavity for the FARADAYIC® Bipolar EP and Baseline EP are \1,293 and \4,828, respectively. The “eco-friendly” intangible cost savings are generally accepted although the cost savings in terms of material degradation and maintenance are difficult to quantify at this time. Continued development and validation of FARADAYIC® Bipolar EP on nine cell cavities will contribute greatly to the industrialization of SRF accelerator technology. Work supported by DOE Grant Nos. DE-SC0011235 and DE-SC0011342 and DOE Purchase Order No. 594128.
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Economics of Electropolishing Niobium SRF Cavities in Eco-Friendly Aqueous Electrolytes Without Hydrofluoric Acid

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E.J. Taylor, T.D. Hall, M.E. Inman, S.T. Snyder
Faraday Technology, Inc., Clayton, Ohio, USA
D. Holmes
AES, Medford, New York, USA
A.M. Rowe
Fermilab, Batavia, Illinois, USA

A major challenge for industrialization of SRF cavity fabrication and processing is developing a supply chain to meet the high production demands of the ILC prior to establishment of a long term market need. Conventional SRF cavity electropolishing is based on hydrofluoric-sulfuric acid mixtures. In comparison, FARADAYIC® Bipolar EP applies pulse reverse electrolysis in dilute sulfuric acid-water solutions without hydrofluoric acid and offers substantial savings in operating and capital costs. Based on a preliminary economic analysis of the cavity processing requirements associated with the ILC, we project the cost of FARADAYIC® Bipolar EP to be about 27% that of the Baseline EP. In terms of tangible cost savings, the cost per cavity for the FARADAYIC® Bipolar EP and Baseline EP are \1,293 and \4,828, respectively. The “eco-friendly” intangible cost savings are generally accepted although the cost savings in terms of material degradation and maintenance are difficult to quantify at this time. Continued development and validation of FARADAYIC® Bipolar EP on nine cell cavities will contribute greatly to the industrialization of SRF accelerator technology.
Work supported by DOE Grant Nos. DE-SC0011235 and DE-SC0011342 and DOE Purchase Order No. 594128.

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