The stability of superconducting wires is a crucial task in the design of safe and reliable superconducting magnets. These magnets are prone to premature quenches due to local releases of energy. In order to simulate these energy disturbances, various heater technologies have been developed, such as coated tips, graphite pastes, and inductive coils. The experiments studied in the present work have been performed using a single-mode diode laser with an optical fiber to illuminate the superconducting strand surface. Minimum quench energies and voltage traces at different magnetic flux densities and transport currents have been measured on an LHC-type, Cu/NbTi wire bathed in pool boiling helium I. This paper deals with the numerical analysis of the experimental data. In particular, a coupled electromagnetic and thermal model has been developed to study quench development and propagation, focusing on the influence of heat exchange with liquid helium. Index Terms—Heat

M. Breschi, L. Trevisani, M. Boselli, L. Bottura, A. Devred, P. L. Ribani, et al. (2007). Minimum Quench Energy and Early Quench Development in NbTi Superconducting Strands. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON APPLIED SUPERCONDUCTIVITY, 17, 2702-2705 [10.1109/TASC.2007.898373].

Minimum Quench Energy and Early Quench Development in NbTi Superconducting Strands

BRESCHI, MARCO;TREVISANI, LUCA;BOSELLI, MARCO;RIBANI, PIER LUIGI;
2007

Abstract

The stability of superconducting wires is a crucial task in the design of safe and reliable superconducting magnets. These magnets are prone to premature quenches due to local releases of energy. In order to simulate these energy disturbances, various heater technologies have been developed, such as coated tips, graphite pastes, and inductive coils. The experiments studied in the present work have been performed using a single-mode diode laser with an optical fiber to illuminate the superconducting strand surface. Minimum quench energies and voltage traces at different magnetic flux densities and transport currents have been measured on an LHC-type, Cu/NbTi wire bathed in pool boiling helium I. This paper deals with the numerical analysis of the experimental data. In particular, a coupled electromagnetic and thermal model has been developed to study quench development and propagation, focusing on the influence of heat exchange with liquid helium. Index Terms—Heat
2007
M. Breschi, L. Trevisani, M. Boselli, L. Bottura, A. Devred, P. L. Ribani, et al. (2007). Minimum Quench Energy and Early Quench Development in NbTi Superconducting Strands. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON APPLIED SUPERCONDUCTIVITY, 17, 2702-2705 [10.1109/TASC.2007.898373].
M. Breschi; L. Trevisani; M. Boselli; L. Bottura; A. Devred; P. L. Ribani; and F. Trillaud
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