Title :
Vacuum insulated room temperature bore horizontal cryostat for 4-Tesla superconducting magnet
Author :
Rajan, S. Sundar ; Sinha, Arun Kumar ; Sachan, Udai G. P. ; Malhotra, Sanjay ; Taly, Y.K. ; Krishnamurthy, N.
Author_Institution :
Control & Instrum. Div., Bhabha Atomic Res. Centre, Mumbai, India
fDate :
Sept. 28 2014-Oct. 3 2014
Abstract :
4-Tesla warm bore superconducting magnet is being constructed at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in India. The adiabatically cooled superconducting magnet will be used for corrosion and Magneto Hydro Dynamic (MHD) studies related to development of Lead Lithium Cooled Ceramic Breeder (LLCB) test blanket module (TBM). Magnet aperture is of 300 mm diameter and is accessible from both ends. Magnet is completely immersed in liquid helium bath at 4.2K. The stored magnetic energy during normal operation is 2.6 MJ. Huge amount of Lorentz forces acts on the magnet coils during operation. These forces try to axially compress the coils and cause outward radial movement of the conductor. Micro meter movement of the coils result in energy deposition due to large operating fields. This energy, albeit small, is still sufficient to cause quench in the magnet as the heat capacities at cryogenic temperatures are very low. Pre-stressing and banding of the superconducting strands help to overcome conductor movement by increasing structural rigidity. This paper describes the thermal, structural and magnetic design the superconducting solenoid magnet.
Keywords :
cryogenics; cryostats; magnetohydrodynamics; superconducting magnets; vacuum insulation; 4-Tesla warm bore superconducting magnet; Bhabha Atomic Research Centre; India; LLCB; Lorentz forces; MHD; TBM; adiabatically cooled superconducting magnet; cryogenic temperatures; horizontal cryostat; lead lithium cooled ceramic breeder; magnet aperture; magnet coils; magnetic energy; magneto hydrodynamic; micrometer movement; size 300 mm; superconducting solenoid magnet; test blanket module; vacuum insulated room temperature; Coils; Heating; Helium; Magnetic liquids; Magnetomechanical effects; Solenoids; Superconducting magnets; Blanket modules; Fusion Reactor; Hoop Stress; LLCB; LTS; MHD; Magneto-structural design; Superconducting Solenoid; Thermal stress;
Conference_Titel :
Discharges and Electrical Insulation in Vacuum (ISDEIV), 2014 International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Mumbai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-6750-6
DOI :
10.1109/DEIV.2014.6961775