Shell-Based Support Structures for Nb3Sn Accelerator Quadrupole Magnets
Shell-based support structures are being fabricated and tested as part of the development of large-aperture Nb{sub 3}Sn superconducting quadrupoles for future upgrades of the LHC Interaction Regions. These structures utilize water pressurized bladders for room-temperature pre-load control, and rely on a pre-tensioned aluminum shell to deliver a substantial part of the coil pre-stress during cool-down. The coil final pre-load is therefore monotonically approached from below, without overstressing the strain-sensitive conductor. This method has been adopted by the US LARP collaboration to test subscale racetrack coils (SQ series), 1 m long cos-theta coils (TQS series), and 4 m long magnets (LRS and LQS series). We present recent progress in the development of shell-based support structures, with a description of the principles of operations and the future plans.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- Accelerator& Fusion Research Division
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC02-05CH11231
- OSTI ID:
- 978865
- Report Number(s):
- LBNL-2831E; TRN: US1003040
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Workshop on Accelerator Magnet Superconductors, Design and Optimization, Geneva, Switzerland, May 19-23, 2008
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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