Title :
Mechanical tests on the prototype LHC lattice quadrupole
Author :
Vedrine, Pierre ; Rifflet, J.M. ; Perot, J. ; Gallet, B. ; Lyraud, C. ; Giovannoni, P. ; Le Coz, F. ; Siegel, N. ; Tortschanoff, T.
Author_Institution :
CEA, Centre d´´Etudes Nucleaires de Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
fDate :
7/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A prototype twin superconducting quadrupole magnet for the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is being developed and built at CEN/Saclay in collaboration with CERN. This paper describes the mechanical tests performed to validate the main concepts of the mechanical design in order to meet the requirements of prestress while maintaining a precise geometrical shape of the coils. Moulding tests on samples of superconducting cables have been made in order to evaluate the final size of the coils after curing and under stress. Collaring tests have been made on small length models to verify the process and the resulting prestress. The principal results and conclusions of the tests are summarized
Keywords :
beam handling equipment; proton accelerators; storage rings; superconducting cables; superconducting magnets; synchrotrons; Large Hadron Collider; collaring tests; curing; geometrical shape; mechanical design; mechanical tests; moulding tests; prestress; prototype LHC lattice quadrupole; small length models; superconducting cables; superconducting coils; twin superconducting quadrupole magnet; Collaboration; Large Hadron Collider; Lattices; Performance evaluation; Prototypes; Shape; Superconducting cables; Superconducting coils; Superconducting magnets; Testing;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
