Design description of the large coil test facility pulse coil

Conference · Thu Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1981

OSTI ID:5963488

Hussung, R O; Queen, Jr, C C; Chipley, K K

The Large Coil Test Facility (LCTF) is being constructed to test up to six large superconducting coils of the configuration needed for tokamak reactors. In order to subject these test coils to conditions which simulate the magnetic environment of an operating tokamak, it is necessary to provide transient vertical fields at the test coil. The LCTF does this by means of a pulse coil set which can be positioned in the bore of each coil. The coils are tested one at a time while the remaining five test coils provide a background toroidal field. Since the pulse coil set is a part of the facility and not considered as a developmental item, it is designed to utilize conventional coil materials and fabrication techniques. The operating environment and magnitude of the induced loads make this coil set somewhat unique. This paper discusses the required operating parameters, the operating environment and loads, as well as the design features of the coils.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-26
• OSTI ID: 5963488
• Report Number(s): CONF-811040-95(Draft); ON: DE82002898
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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