FENIX, a test facility for ITER and other new superconducting magnets

Author

Slack, D.S. ; Patrick, R.E. ; Miller, J.R.

Author_Institution

Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab., CA, USA

Volume

27

Issue

2

fYear

1991

fDate

3/1/1991 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1835

Lastpage

1838

Abstract

The Fusion Engineering International Experimental (FENIX) Test Facility is a 76-t set of superconducting magnets housed in a 4-m-diameter cryostat. It represents a significant step toward meeting the testing needs for the development of superconductors appropriate for such large-scale magnet applications as the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER). The magnet set is configured to allow radial access to the 0.4-m-diameter high-field region where maximum fields of up to 14 T will be provided. The facility is fitted with a thermally isolated test well with a port to the high-field region that allows insertion and removal of test conductors without disturbing the cryogenic environment of the magnets. Its general design features, construction, and capabilities are discussed

Keywords

Tokamak devices; fusion reactor theory and design; low-temperature techniques; superconducting magnets; test facilities; 14 T; FENIX; ITER; International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor; construction; cryogenic environment; design features; large-scale magnet applications; superconducting magnets; test facility; thermally isolated test well; Conductors; Costs; Inductors; Laboratories; Large-scale systems; Power supplies; Superconducting magnets; Superconductivity; Test facilities; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9464

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/20.133552

Filename

133552