A voluminized fiber-glass insulation for large superconducting magnets

Author

Musenich, R. ; Urzo, C.D. ; Fabbricatore, P. ; Farinon, S. ; Priano, C. ; Torrani, N. ; Varni, G. ; Zunino, C.

Author_Institution

Ist. Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Genova, Italy

Volume

12

Issue

1

fYear

2002

fDate

3/1/2002 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1242

Lastpage

1243

Abstract

A voluminized glass-fiber tape is treated in such a way to have fibers irregularly oriented out of the fabric plane. The use of voluminized tapes can help solving the problem of resin rich zones in the insulation of large superconducting magnets. In fact, the incoherent fibers partially fill the voids preventing crack propagation and, furthermore, make the cloth slightly softer than the normal one allowing the compensation of the conductor deformations.

Keywords

compressive testing; density; glass fibre reinforced plastics; impregnated insulation; superconducting magnets; compaction factor; compaction tests; conductor deformations compensation; electrical insulation; glass-fiber epoxy composite; impregnated specimens; incoherent fibers; irregularly oriented fibers; large superconducting magnets; resin rich zones; voids; voluminized glass-fiber tape insulation; Compaction; Conductors; Fabrics; Face detection; Glass; Insulation; Optical fiber cables; Resins; Superconducting magnets; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1051-8223

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TASC.2002.1018626

Filename

1018626