Title :
Optimization of the end winding geometry of dipole magnets
Author :
Reusch, Michael F. ; Weissenburger, Don W. ; Nearing, James C.
Author_Institution :
Grumman Corp. Res. Center, Princeton, NJ, USA
Abstract :
A simple, almost entirely analytic method for the optimization of stress-reduced magnet-end winding paths for ribbonlike superconducting cable is presented. This technique is based on characterization of these paths as developable surfaces, i.e. surfaces show intrinsic geometry is flat. The method is applicable to winding mandrels of arbitrary geometry. Computational searches for optimal winding paths are easily implemented via the technique. Its application to the end configuration of the cylindrical SSC (Superconducting Super Collider) magnet is discussed. The method may be useful for other engineering problems involving the placement of thin sheets of material.<>
Keywords :
proton accelerators; storage rings; superconducting cables; superconducting magnets; synchrotrons; SSC; Superconducting Super Collider; end configuration; proton synchrotron; ribbonlike superconducting cable; stress-reduced magnet-end winding paths; superconducting magnets; winding mandrels; Conducting materials; Engine cylinders; Geometry; Magnetic analysis; Magnetic materials; Physics; Superconducting cables; Superconducting magnets; Surface treatment; Wounds;
Conference_Titel :
Particle Accelerator Conference, 1991. Accelerator Science and Technology., Conference Record of the 1991 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0135-8
DOI :
10.1109/PAC.1991.164908
