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Industrial development and engineering of a 1 meter twin-aperture superconducting dipole magnet for LHC

Conference · · IEEE Transactions on Magnetics (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (United States)
OSTI ID:5365429
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  1. Holec Ridderkerk, P.O. Box 4050, 2980 GB Ridderkerk (NL)
The production development and engineering for a 10 T twin-aperture dipole magnet required sophisticated solutions for numerous problems. These problems concern the insulation and winding of the unsoldered superconducting cable, the application of wedges and spacers, the restraining of the coils, the mass insulation, the collars made of high strength aluminum alloy being nonmagnetic and offering a high thermal contraction on cool-down, thus minimizing prestressed at room temperature, the split iron yoke and the shrinking cylinder made from an aluminum-magnesium alloy having a higher thermal contraction to five improved performance through reduced prestressing. After collaring of the superconducting coils had been completed, it has been decided to investigate the effects of yoke and shrinking cylinder on the performance of the magnet by an interim cryogenic testing of the collared coils. This paper discussed the technical solutions and the obtained experiences related to the choice of construction materials and manufacturing procedures.
OSTI ID:
5365429
Report Number(s):
CONF-910662--
Conference Information:
Journal Name: IEEE Transactions on Magnetics (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (United States) Journal Volume: 28:1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English