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Application of cable-in-conduit conductor (CICC) to maglev magnet systems. Final report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5764522

The report summarizes the evaluation of Cable-in-Conduit Conductor (CICC) as an option for MAGLEV levitation coils. Superconducting magnets are cooled by: (1) immersion in a liquid helium bath at near saturation conditions; (2) conduction cooling of an epoxy-impregnated coil; or (3) use of CICC in which single-phase supercritical helium cooling becomes an intrinsic part of the conductor design with helium contained in the conductor sheath. Major problems with options 1 and 2 are mitigated by use of option 3. Many levitation coil geometries were reviewed and the racetrack coil shape selected for the levitation coil system design task.

Research Organization:
Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge, MA (United States). Plasma Fusion Center
OSTI ID:
5764522
Report Number(s):
PB-93-154805/XAB; PFC/RR--92-12; CNN: DTFR53-91-C-00042
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English