Develop and test an ICCS for large scale MHD magnets. Quarterly progress report, October 1-December 31, 1984
The objective is to establish the design requirements definition for full-scale conductors for use in early commercial MHD magnets. Since the focus of MHD power train development is now on relatively small systems such as may be used in retrofit applications, the work concerns conductors suitable for systems of that size and type. Emphasis during the three-year program will be on the development of the internally-cooled, cabled superconductor (ICCS) concept for the MHD application. This concept, which has been under investigation at MIT for a number of years, offers great promise in resolving the issues of constructibility and long-term durability for commercial MHD magnets. In order to establish a conductor design requirements definition, it is necessary to know the requirements which the MHD system imposes on the magnet and also to know the design characteristics of the magnet that will be needed to meet those requirements. Requirements which retrofit-type MHD systems impose on magnets are being determined based on information obtained from PETC, from contractors working on Advanced Power Train studies and from others in the MHD community. This information is supplemented with information on magnet requirements obtained from earlier studies. Since the scope of the Advanced Power Train studies does not include magnet design, pre-conceptual design work necessary to establish magnet characteristics is being done by MIT. The first phase of this effort thus provides service; magnet design data to the APT contractors and conductor design requirements definition for conductor development. 10 refs., 17 figs., 5 tabs.
- Research Organization:
- Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge (USA). Plasma Fusion Center
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC22-84PC70512
- OSTI ID:
- 5165789
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/PC/70512-2; PFC/RR-85-15; ON: DE86000251
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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