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Title: Development of a 30-kA cable-in-conduit conductor for pulsed poloidal coils

Journal Article · · IEEE Trans. Magn.; (United States)

This paper describes design parameters of a 30-kA cable-in-conduit conductor (JF-30), and the test results of stability margin measured by using a triplex in a conduit. Cross sectional size of JF-30 is 35mm X 35 mm and 567 NbTi-Cu-CuNi strands are in a stainless steel conduit whose thickness is 2 mm. Void fraction is 33 % and the designed stability margin is 270 mJ/cc at 5 atm and 7 T. Stability test by a triplex showed a favorable margin, a few hundreds of mJ at 7 T even without helium flow. In addition, the stability was strongly increased when helium flow up to 0.2 g/s was applied. At around 3 atm, the authors found that the stability margin was more than 2 J/cc which exceeded the present heater capacity. This resulted in an extension of current range, in which the sample is stable, up to 150 to 200 % when compared to the case without helium flow.

Research Organization:
Japan Atomic Energy Research Instit., Tokai-mura, Ibaraki-Ken 319-11
OSTI ID:
5398456
Journal Information:
IEEE Trans. Magn.; (United States), Vol. 19:3
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English