Title :
Coupled electromagnetic structural analysis of a DC magnet for a MHD power generator
Author :
Myatt, R. Leonard ; Marston, P.G.
fDate :
9/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A coupled electromagnetic and nonlinear structural analysis of a 4.5 tesla superconducting MHD dipole magnet is presented. The magnet design combines the latest in cable-in-conduit conductor (CICC) technology, a novel quasi-momentless support configuration, and finite element modeling to demonstrate the viability of this retrofit magnet concept. With the conductor participating as a major structural element, the support system is greatly simplified, and the overall cost and risk of the magnet system is reduced. Two and three-dimensional models are used to evaluate the concept and demonstrate how the full simulation is accomplished in one ANSYS computer run
Keywords :
finite element analysis; magnetohydrodynamic convertors; magnetohydrodynamics; superconducting magnets; 4.5 tesla; ANSYS computer run; DC magnet; MHD power generator; cable-in-conduit conductor technology; coupled electromagnetic structural analysis; finite element modeling; nonlinear structural analysis; quasi-momentless support configuration; retrofit magnet concept; structural element; superconducting MHD dipole magnet; Computational modeling; Conductors; Costs; Electromagnetic analysis; Electromagnetic coupling; Finite element methods; Magnetic analysis; Magnetohydrodynamics; Superconducting cables; Superconducting magnets;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
