Full Cryogenic Test of 600 A HTS Hybrid Current Leads for the LHC

Author

Al-Mosawi, M.K. ; March, S.A. ; Beduz, C. ; Ballarino, A. ; Yang, Y.

Author_Institution

Southampton Univ., Southampton

Volume

17

Issue

2

fYear

2007

fDate

6/1/2007 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

2236

Lastpage

2239

Abstract

For full cryogenic test of CERN 600 A high temperature superconducting (HTS) current leads prior to integration into the Large Hardron collider (LHC), a dedicated facility has been designed, constructed and operated at the University of Southampton. The facility consists of purpose-built test cryostats, 20 K helium gas supply, helium gas flow and temperature control systems and quench protection system. Over 400 such leads have already been successfully tested and qualified for installation at CERN. This paper describes various design and operation aspects of the test facility and presents the detailed cryogenic test results of the CERN 600 A current leads, including steady state 20 K flow rates.

Keywords

cryostats; high-temperature superconductors; particle accelerator accessories; storage rings; HTS hybrid current leads; Large Hardron collider; cryogenic test; cryostats; current 600 A; helium gas flow control system; helium gas temperature control system; high temperature superconducting current leads; quench protection system; temperature 20 K; Cryogenics; Fluid flow; Helium; High temperature superconductors; Large Hadron Collider; Protection; Steady-state; System testing; Temperature control; Test facilities; Accelerator technology; cryogenics; current leads; high temperature superconductors (HTS);

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1051-8223

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TASC.2007.899696

Filename

4277267