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Title: Design and construction of the astronautics refrigerator magnet

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10159869· OSTI ID:10159869

This document reports on the design, construction, and testing of a 7-Tesla, 4-in. bore superconducting magnet for use in the Astronautics Refrigerator Experiment. The magnet is a single-strand, layer-wound, potted solenoid wound with Formvar-insulated SSC strands. The magnet was constructed by American Magnetics, Inc. of Oak Ridge and has been installed in the Astronautics Refrigerator Experiment at the Astronautics Technology Center in Madison, Wisconsin.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-84OR21400
OSTI ID:
10159869
Report Number(s):
ORNL/TM-12730; ON: DE94013599; TRN: 94:006477
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: May 1994
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English