• DocumentCode
    850222
  • Title

    Anomalous quench propagation in superconductors under fast current decrease

  • Author

    Pukhov, A.A. ; Rakhmanov, A.L. ; Vysotsky, V.S. ; Tsikhon, V.N.

  • Author_Institution
    Sci. Center for Appl. Problems of Electrodynamics, Acad. of Sci., Moscow, Russia
  • Volume
    5
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1995
  • fDate
    6/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    560
  • Lastpage
    563
  • Abstract
    The normal transition of a superconducting NbTi-CuNi multifilamentary wire under fast transport current decrease (dI/dt<0) is studied both experimentally and theoretically. The normal zone propagation velocity v(t) is measured at.<>
  • Keywords
    copper alloys; multifilamentary superconductors; nickel alloys; niobium alloys; power cable testing; power cables; quenching (thermal); superconducting cables; titanium alloys; DC mode; NbTi-CuNi; anomalous quench propagation; current decay rate; electric perturbations; fast transport current decrease; normal zone propagation velocity; quench propagation velocity; superconducting multifilamentary wire; thermal perturbations; Conductivity; Current measurement; Multifilamentary superconductors; Superconducting filaments and wires; Superconducting magnetic energy storage; Superconducting magnets; Superconductivity; Time measurement; Velocity measurement; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1051-8223
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/77.402612
  • Filename
    402612