• DocumentCode
    1200264
  • Title

    Tests of Fermilab built 40 mm aperture full length SSC dipole magnets

  • Author

    Koska, W. ; Bleadon, M. ; Bossert, R. ; Carson, J. ; Delchamps, S. ; Gourlay, S. ; Hanft, R. ; Kuchnir, M. ; Lamm, M.J. ; Mantsch, P. ; Mazur, P.O. ; Orris, D. ; Strait, J. ; Wake, M. ; Bush, T. ; Coombes, R. ; Devred, A. ; DiMarco, J. ; Goodzeit, C. ; Ku

  • Author_Institution
    Fermi Nat. Accel. Lab., Batavia, IL, USA
  • Volume
    28
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1992
  • fDate
    1/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    303
  • Lastpage
    306
  • Abstract
    Several 40-mm-aperture, 17-m-long dipoles have been built by Fermilab as developmental prototypes for the Superconducting Super Collider (SSC). These magnets have an external inner-outer coil splice design, a collet style end clamp assembly, a new, analytically designed minimum stress coil end design, and a new insulation system which does not employ shims or `shoes´. In addition, the magnets were built using production-style tooling. The magnets were tested at the Fermilab Magnet Testing Facility. Quench testing and mechanical measurement results are presented and analyzed with emphasis on the new design and fabrication features of these magnets. The performance of these magnets was very good from a quench and mechanical behavior standpoint. The magnets did not exhibit excessive training behavior and only one training quench was below the nominal operating current. The coil prestress remained positive to >7 T in both magnets and most of the quenches originated in the high field region of the pole turn
  • Keywords
    beam handling equipment; proton accelerators; storage rings; superconducting magnets; synchrotrons; transients; 17 m; Fermilab; SSC dipole magnets; Superconducting Super Collider; coil prestress; collet style end clamp assembly; developmental prototypes; external inner-outer coil splice design; insulation system; minimum stress coil end design; performance; quench testing; training quench; Apertures; Assembly systems; Clamps; Insulation; Magnetic analysis; Prototypes; Stress; Superconducting coils; Superconducting magnets; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9464
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/20.119871
  • Filename
    119871