• DocumentCode
    29989
  • Title

    Simplified Analytical Formulas of Quench Dynamics

  • Author

    Protopopov, Alex

  • Author_Institution
    Moscow Inst. of Phys. & Technol., Dolgoprudny, Russia
  • Volume
    25
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    Apr-15
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    5
  • Abstract
    Quench of a superconducting magnet in MRI scanners may cause damage to the coil. Temporal evolution of current and maximum temperature developed in the coil determine safety of the scanner. Commonly, these parameters are computed using 3-D simulation programs. However, numerical models do not provide physical links between basic parameters of the magnet and quench dynamics. This paper presents analytical formulas that may serve as reasonable estimates, showing relationship between quench dynamics and parameters of a superconducting magnet.
  • Keywords
    superconducting coils; superconducting magnets; 3D simulation programs; MRI scanners; coil; current temporal evolution; maximum temperature; numerical models; physical links; quench dynamics; scanner safety; simplified analytical formulas; superconducting magnet parameters; Coils; Conductivity; Equations; Heating; Superconducting filaments and wires; Superconducting magnets; Wires; Quench; quench; superconducting coils;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1051-8223
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TASC.2014.2368142
  • Filename
    6949089