ITER CS model coil and CS insert test results

Author

Martovetsky, N. ; Michael, P. ; Minervini, J. ; Radovinsky, A. ; Takayasu, M. ; Thome, R. ; Ando, T. ; Isono, T. ; Kato, T. ; Nakajima, H. ; Nishijima, G. ; Nunoya, Y. ; Sugimoto, M. ; Takahashi, Y. ; Tsuji, H. ; Bessette, D. ; Okuno, K. ; Ricci, M.

Author_Institution

Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab., CA, USA

Volume

11

Issue

1

fYear

2001

fDate

3/1/2001 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

2030

Lastpage

2033

Abstract

The inner and outer modules of the central solenoid model coil (CSMC) were built by US and Japanese home teams in collaboration with European and Russian teams to demonstrate the feasibility of a superconducting central solenoid for ITER and other large tokamak reactors. The CSMC mass is about 120 t; OD is about 3.6 m and the stored energy is 640 MJ at 36 kA and peak field of 13 T. Testing of the CSMC and the CS insert took place at Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (JAERI) from mid March until mid August 2000. This paper presents the main results of the tests performed,

Keywords

fusion reactor design; niobium alloys; superconducting coils; testing; tin alloys; 120 tonne; 13 T; 3.6 m; 46 kA; 640 MJ; AC losses; ITER; JAERI; Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute; Nb₃Sn; central solenoid model coil; cooldown; joints; ramp rate limitation; superconducting central solenoid; testing; thermohydraulics; tokamak reactors; Collaboration; Conductors; Helium; Performance evaluation; Plasma temperature; Solenoids; Superconducting cables; Superconducting coils; Superconducting magnets; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1051-8223

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/77.920253

Filename

920253