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Title: Method of constructing a superconducting magnet

Abstract

A superconducting magnet designed to produce magnetic flux densities of the order of 4 to 5 Webers per square meter is constructed by first forming a cable of a plurality of matrixed superconductor wires with each wire of the plurality insulated from each other one. The cable is shaped into a rectangular cross-section and is wound with tape in an open spiral to create cooling channels. Coils are wound in a calculated pattern in saddle shapes to produce desired fields, such as dipoles, quadrupoles, and the like. Wedges are inserted between adjacent cables as needed to maintain substantially radial placement of the long dimensions of cross sections of the cables. After winding, individual strands in each of the cables are brought out to terminals and are interconnected to place all of the strands in series and to maximize the propagation of a quench by alternating conduction from an inner layer to an outer layer and from top half to bottom half as often as possible. Individual layers are separated from others by spiraled aluminum spacers to facilitate cooling. The wound coil is wrapped with an epoxy tape that is cured by heat and then machined to an interference fit withmore » an outer aluminum pipe which is then affixed securely to the assembled coil by heating it to make a shrink fit. In an alternate embodiment, one wire of the cable is made of copper or the like to be heated externally to propagate a quench.« less

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. Naperville, IL
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
863901
Patent Number(s):
US 4271585
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
DOE Contract Number:  
EY-76-C-02-3000
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
method; constructing; superconducting; magnet; designed; produce; magnetic; flux; densities; webers; square; meter; constructed; forming; cable; plurality; matrixed; superconductor; wires; wire; insulated; shaped; rectangular; cross-section; wound; tape; spiral; create; cooling; channels; coils; calculated; pattern; saddle; shapes; desired; fields; dipoles; quadrupoles; wedges; inserted; adjacent; cables; maintain; substantially; radial; placement; dimensions; sections; winding; individual; strands; brought; terminals; interconnected; series; maximize; propagation; quench; alternating; conduction; inner; layer; outer; top; half; bottom; layers; separated; spiraled; aluminum; spacers; facilitate; coil; wrapped; epoxy; cured; heat; machined; interference; fit; pipe; affixed; securely; assembled; heating; shrink; alternate; embodiment; copper; heated; externally; propagate; rectangular cross-section; interference fit; individual layers; square meter; superconducting magnet; dual layer; inner layer; outer layer; magnetic flux; alternate embodiment; cooling channels; superconductor wire; shrink fit; superconductor wires; wound coil; produce magnetic; outer aluminum; flux densities; produce desired; substantially radial; maintain substantially; individual strands; matrixed superconductor; magnet designed; /29/174/335/505/

Citation Formats

Satti, John A. Method of constructing a superconducting magnet. United States: N. p., 1981. Web.
Satti, John A. Method of constructing a superconducting magnet. United States.
Satti, John A. 1981. "Method of constructing a superconducting magnet". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/863901.
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abstractNote = {A superconducting magnet designed to produce magnetic flux densities of the order of 4 to 5 Webers per square meter is constructed by first forming a cable of a plurality of matrixed superconductor wires with each wire of the plurality insulated from each other one. The cable is shaped into a rectangular cross-section and is wound with tape in an open spiral to create cooling channels. Coils are wound in a calculated pattern in saddle shapes to produce desired fields, such as dipoles, quadrupoles, and the like. Wedges are inserted between adjacent cables as needed to maintain substantially radial placement of the long dimensions of cross sections of the cables. After winding, individual strands in each of the cables are brought out to terminals and are interconnected to place all of the strands in series and to maximize the propagation of a quench by alternating conduction from an inner layer to an outer layer and from top half to bottom half as often as possible. Individual layers are separated from others by spiraled aluminum spacers to facilitate cooling. The wound coil is wrapped with an epoxy tape that is cured by heat and then machined to an interference fit with an outer aluminum pipe which is then affixed securely to the assembled coil by heating it to make a shrink fit. In an alternate embodiment, one wire of the cable is made of copper or the like to be heated externally to propagate a quench.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1981},
month = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1981}
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