Title :
Stability measurements of Rutherford cables with various treatments
Author :
Kim, S.W. ; Leroy, D. ; Wilson, M.N. ; Ghosh, A.K. ; Sampson, W.B.
Author_Institution :
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
fDate :
6/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
To improve the stability of Rutherford type superconducting cables, various methods of treating cables were considered and tested. These treatments include strand coating, partial soldering, "barber-pole" insulation and "porous metal" solder filling. To study the effect of these treatments, several cables were prepared and MQE (minimum quench energy) values were measured. Coating, partial soldering or "barber-pole insulation" improved the relative stability for some cables. The "porous metal" filled cables showed higher MQE. However the results suggest that the porous metal process needs to be improved. The measured data for cables with various treatments are presented.
Keywords :
cable insulation; soldering; stability; superconducting cables; Rutherford cables; Rutherford type superconducting cables; barber-pole insulation; minimum quench energy values; partial soldering; porous metal solder filling; relative stability; stability measurements; strand coating; Coatings; Cooling; Critical current; Current measurement; Energy measurement; Filling; Magnets; Soldering; Stability; Superconducting cables;
Journal_Title :
Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on
