Tests of full scale SSC (Superconducting Super Collider) R and D dipole magnets

Conference · Mon Aug 22 00:00:00 EDT 1988

OSTI ID:6776317

Strait, J; Brown, B C; Hanft, R; Kuchnir, M; Lamm, M; Lundy, R; Mantsch, P; Mazur, P O; McInturff, A; Orr, J R

Four full-scale SSC R and D dipole magnets, incorporating successive mechanical design improvements, have been quench tested. Three of these magnets are heavily instrumented with sensors to measure the mechanical behavior of the magnets and verify the performance of the mechanical improvements and with multiple voltage taps to locate the origin of quenches. The last two magnets of this series reach the SSC design operating field of 6.6 T in two or fewer quenches. Load cells and motion sensors show that in these two magnets the azimuthal clamping stress is higher at zero current and drops more slowly with excitation than in previous long magnets and that the axial motion of the coil upon excitation has been greatly reduced. Quenches are found to originate preferentially in several locations, suggesting other design improvements. 13 refs., 5 figs.

• Research Organization: Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH03000
• OSTI ID: 6776317
• Report Number(s): FNAL-TM-1545; CONF-880812-3; ON: DE88017223
• Resource Relation: Conference: Applied superconductivity conference, San Francisco, CA, USA, 21 Aug 1988; Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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