• DocumentCode
    971048
  • Title

    MFTF test coil construction and performance

  • Author

    Cornish, D.N. ; Zbasnik, J.P. ; Leber, R.L. ; Hirzel, D.G. ; Johnston, J.E. ; Rosdahl, A.R.

  • Author_Institution
    IEEE TMAG
  • Volume
    15
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1979
  • fDate
    1/1/1979 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    530
  • Lastpage
    533
  • Abstract
    A solenoid coil, 105 cm inside and 167 cm outside diameter, has been constructed and tested to study the performance of the stabilized Nb-Ti conductor to be used in the Mirror Fusion Test Facility (MFTF) being built at Lawrence Livermore Laboratory. The insulation system of the test coil is identical to that envisioned for MFTF. Cold-weld joints were made in the conductor at the start and finish of each layer; heaters were fitted to some of these joints and also to the conductor at various locations in the winding. This paper gives details of the construction of the coil and the results of the tests carried out to determine its propagation and recovery characteristics.
  • Keywords
    Superconducting magnets, plasma confinement; Conductors; Copper; Insulation testing; Laboratories; Mirrors; Solenoids; Superconducting coils; System testing; Test facilities; Wounds;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9464
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TMAG.1979.1060271
  • Filename
    1060271