High Tc Bitter magnets

Author

Bromberg, L. ; Williams, J.E.C. ; Tekula, M.S.

Author_Institution

MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA

Volume

30

Issue

4

fYear

1994

fDate

7/1/1994 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1687

Lastpage

1692

Abstract

Bitter magnets offer some advantages to the construction of high temperature superconducting magnets. The superconductor is manufactured in the required shape. This avoids the need to develop ductile materials. This method can be utilized for manufacturing solenoidal, toroidal, saddle, and other types of magnets. The issues facing this type of magnet construction will be discussed, including quench protection, materials compatibility, stability, and cooling. The technique is especially suited to resolve some of the compatibility problems between the brittle superconductor and the structure. Novel methods to improve the compatibility between the superconductor and the structure will be presented. The results of FEM modelling and preliminary testing of the superconductor composite will be shown

Keywords

composite superconductors; finite element analysis; high-temperature superconductors; superconducting magnets; FEM modelling; brittle superconductor; cooling; high Tc Bitter magnets; high temperature superconducting magnets; magnet construction; materials compatibility; quench protection; saddle; solenoidal; stability; superconductor composite; toroidal; Building materials; Cooling; High temperature superconductors; Magnetic materials; Manufacturing; Protection; Shape; Stability; Superconducting magnets; Superconducting materials;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9464

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/20.305581

Filename

305581