DC Performance Analysis of NbTi and Nb$_3$Sn ITER Relevant Cable-in-Conduit Conductors

Autor: D. Bessette
Rok vydání: 2005
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Zdroj: IEEE Transactions on Appiled Superconductivity. 15:1403-1406
ISSN: 1051-8223
DOI: 10.1109/tasc.2005.849105
Popis: A model has been developed to analyze the DC performance of NbTi and Nb/sub 3/Sn Cable in Conduit Conductor (CICC) tested in the Sultan facility at CRPP Villigen-Switzerland. The voltage distribution along the conductor is reconstructed from the local electric field appearing on each of the cable strands as a function of temperature and magnetic field. The local heating due to the operation in the current-sharing regime is included as a heat load. The forced flow of helium is simulated by a time dependent 1-D compressible flow. The model is used for predictive s that are then compared to the experimental results of both NbTi and Nb/sub 3/Sn conductor short sample tests. The simulated tests include both ramping of the sample current at constant inlet temperature (I/sub c/ test) and ramping of the inlet temperature at constant current (T/sub cs/ test).
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