Test data from the US-Demonstration Poloidal Coil experiment
- Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge, MA (United States). Plasma Fusion Center
- Japan Atomic Energy Research Inst., Naka, Ibaraki (Japan). Superconducting Magnet Lab.
The US Demonstration Poloidal Field Coil (US-DPC) experiment took place successfully at the Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (JAERI) in late 1990. The 8 MJ niobium-tin coil was leak tight; it performed very well in DC tests; it performed well in AC tests, achieving approximately 70% of its design goal. An unexpected ramp-rate barrier at high currents was identified. The barrier could not be explored in the regime of higher fields and slower ramp rates due to limitations of the background-field coils. This document presents the results of the experiment with as little editing as possible. The coil, conductor, and operating conditions are given. The intent is to present data in a form that can be used by magnet analysts and designers.
- Research Organization:
- Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge, MA (United States). Plasma Fusion Center
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG02-91ER54110
- OSTI ID:
- 10155706
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/ER/54110-1; PFC/RR-92-1; ON: DE92016280
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: Jan 1992
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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