EU conductor development for ITER CS and TF Model Coils

Author

della Corte, A. ; Ricci, M.V. ; Spadoni, M. ; Bevilacqua, G. ; Maix, R.K. ; Salpietro, E. ; Krauth, H. ; Thoener, M. ; Conti, S. ; Garre, R. ; Rossi, S. ; Laurenti, A. ; Gagliardi, P. ; Valle, N.

Author_Institution

ENEA, Rome, Italy

Volume

7

Issue

2

fYear

1997

fDate

6/1/1997 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

763

Lastpage

765

Abstract

A significant effort is underway in the European Union for the manufacture of superconducting conductors for ITER TF and CS Model Coils. For the CSMC the EU will contribute about 6.5t of bronze Nb/sub 3/Sn strand, 1200 m of full size cable and the jacketing of the entire conductor length, 5787 m. The TFMC conductor, on the other hand, will be entirely manufactured within EU: 4t of internal tin Nb/sub 3/Sn strand, cabling and jacketing of 1 km of TF conductor. This paper deals with the present status of the industrial activities. The achievements and lessons learned from the various manufacturing processes are presented.

Keywords

cable sheathing; electron device manufacture; fusion reactor design; fusion reactors; solenoids; superconducting coils; superconducting magnets; Central Solenoid Model Coil; European Union; ITER; Nb/sub 3/Sn; Toroidal Field Model Coil; bronze Nb/sub 3/Sn strand; cabling; jacketing; manufacture; superconducting conductor; tin Nb/sub 3/Sn strand; Cable shielding; Conductors; Manufacturing industries; Niobium-tin; Production; Superconducting cables; Superconducting coils; Superconducting magnets; Tin; Virtual manufacturing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1051-8223

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/77.614615

Filename

614615