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Pure tension superconducting toroidal-field coil system design studies for the Argonne Experimental Power Reactor

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OSTI ID:4133131
As part of the Argonne Tokamak Experimental Power Reactor (TEPR) design studies, a toroidal field (TF) coil system has been designed. NbTi was chosen as the most suitable superconductor and 8T was regarded as a practical peak field level in this study. The 16-coil design was chosen as a reasonable compromise between 2 percent field ripple and 3 m access gap. To minimize the coil structure and the bending moments on the conductor, a pure tension coil shape is necessary. A correct approach for determining the pure tension coil profile in a bumpy TF coil system is given. Verification of the pure tension coil by a three- dimensional stress analysis is presented. For coil quench protection, a series- connected scheme is proposed. (auth)
Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab., Ill. (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
W-31109-ENG-38
NSA Number:
NSA-33-011678
OSTI ID:
4133131
Report Number(s):
ANL/HEP-CP--75-70; CONF-751125--77
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English