Thermal performance of the MFTF magnets

Conference · Wed Aug 03 00:00:00 EDT 1983

OSTI ID:5634333

VanSant, J H

A yin-yang pair of liquid-helium (LHe) cooled, superconducting magnets were tested last year at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) as part of a series of tests with the Mirror Fusion Test Facility (MFTF). These tests were performed to determine the success of engineering design used in major systems of the MFTF and to provide a technical base for rescoping from a single-mirror facility to the large tandem-mirror configuration (MFTF-B) now under construction. The magnets were cooled, operated at their design current and magnetic field, and warmed to atmospheric temperature. In this report, we describe their thermal behavior during these tests.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 5634333
• Report Number(s): UCRL-88696; CONF-830841-3; ON: DE83016275; TRN: 83-022260
• Resource Relation: Conference: Cryogenic engineering conference and international cryogenic materials conference, Colorado Springs, CO, USA, 15 Aug 1983
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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