FENIX experimental results of large-scale CICC made of bronze-processed Nb/sub 3/Sn strands

Author

Shen, S.S. ; Felker, B. ; Moller, J.M. ; Parker, J.M. ; Isono, T. ; Yasukawa, Y. ; Hosono, F. ; Nishi, M.

Author_Institution

Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab., CA, USA

Volume

5

Issue

2

fYear

1995

fDate

6/1/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

841

Lastpage

844

Abstract

The Fusion Engineering International Experiments (FENIX) Test Facility has successfully completed the testing of a pair of Nb/sub 3/Sn cable-in-conduit conductors developed by the Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute. These conductors, made of bronze-processed strands, were designed to operate stably with 40-kA transport current at a magnetic field of 13 T. In addition to the measurements of major design parameters such as current-sharing temperature, FENIX provided several experiments specifically designed to provide results urgently needed by magnet designers. Performed experiments include measurements of ramp-rate limit, current-distribution, stability, and joint performance. This paper presents the design and results of these special experiments.<>

Keywords

current distribution; niobium alloys; stability; superconducting cables; superconducting device testing; tin alloys; 13 T; 40 kA; CuSn; FENIX Test Facility; Fusion Engineering International Experiments Test Facility; Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute; Nb/sub 3/Sn; bronze-processed Nb/sub 3/Sn strands; cable-in-conduit conductors; current-distribution measurement; current-sharing temperature; joint performance measurement; magnetic field; ramp-rate limit measurement; stability measurement; transport current; Atomic measurements; Conductors; Current measurement; Large-scale systems; Magnetic field measurement; Niobium; Power engineering and energy; Test facilities; Testing; Tin;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1051-8223

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/77.402679

Filename

402679