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Stability and disturbance of large dc supeconducting magnets

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5223225· OSTI ID:5223225
This paper addresses the stability aspects of several successful dc superconducting magnets such as large bubble chamber magnets, and magnets for the Mirror Fusion Test Facility and MHD Research Facility. Specifically, it will cover Argonne National Laboratory 12-Foot Bubble Chamber magnets, the 15-foot Bubble Chamber magnets at Fermi National Laboratory, the MFTF-B Magnet System at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the U-25B Bypass MHD Magnet, and the CFFF Superconducting MHD magnet built by Argonne National Laboratory. All of these magnets are cooled in pool-boiling mode. Magnet design is briefly reviewed. Discussed in detail are the adopted stability criteria, analyses of stability and disturbance, stability simulation, and the final results of magnet performance and the observed coil disturbances.
Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
5223225
Report Number(s):
UCRL-86890-Rev.1; ON: DE82012388
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English