Title :
Analysis of Quench Propagation in the ITER Poloidal Field Conductor Insert (PFCI)
Author :
Zanino, Roberto ; Bonifetto, Roberto ; Richard, Laura Savoldi
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Energetica, Politec. di Torino, Torino, Italy
fDate :
6/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We analyse the issues of quench propagation in the NbTi Poloidal Field Conductor Insert (PFCI), recently tested at JAEA Naka, Japan. The simulation tools Mithrandir, already validated against data from previous Nb3Sn Insert Coils, and M3, implementing a more detailed thermal-hydraulic description of the CICC cross section, are used. The results of the analysis are reported in the paper and compared with experimental data, with particular attention to NbTi versus Nb3Sn features and to the effects of different model assumptions.
Keywords :
Tokamak devices; niobium compounds; plasma diagnostics; plasma simulation; plasma toroidal confinement; plasma transport processes; 1-D Mithrandir code; CICC cross section; ITER; Nb3Sn insert coils; NbTi; NbTi poloidal field conductor insert; channel cable-in-conduit conductor; quench propagation analysis; simulation tools; thermal-hydraulic diagnostics; NbTi; nuclear fusion; quench; superconducting magnets;
Journal_Title :
Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TASC.2010.2041547
