The Results of the Toroidal Field Conductor Insert (TFCI) Non-Destructive and Destructive Examinations

Author

Rodin, I. ; Gurieva, T. ; Egorov, S. ; Bursikov, A. ; Korsunsky, V. ; Zapretilina, E.

Author_Institution

Efremov Sci. Res. Inst. of Electrophys. Apparatus, St. Petersburg

Volume

16

Issue

2

fYear

2006

fDate

6/1/2006 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

803

Lastpage

806

Abstract

A single layer solenoid, the Toroidal Field Conductor Insert (TFCI) was tested in October 2001 at JAERI test facility (Naka, Japan) as a part of the ITER CSMC & Insert Test Program. During the test campaign, the TFCI reached designed operating current of 46 kA at background magnetic field of 13 T without visible problems. However some results required nondestructive and destructive examinations of the TFCI to check the compliance with the design specifications. These examinations were performed in 2004 by the manufacturing company-the Federal State Unitary Enterprise´ D.V. Efremov Scientific Research Institute of Electrophysical Apparatus (hereinafter named as the Efremov Institute). This paper presents the overview of techniques and major results of examinations along with their analysis and interpretation

Keywords

fusion reactor design; fusion reactor instrumentation; fusion reactor materials; superconducting magnets; Federal State Unitary Enterprise; ITER CSMC & Insert Test Program; ITER superconducting magnets; JAERI test facility; Japan; Naka; TFCI; Toroidal Field Conductor Insert; background magnetic field; conductor cross-sections; conductor void fraction; defects; design specifications; destructive examinations; nondestructive examinations; radiation introscopy; single layer solenoid; strand properties; Acoustic testing; Cable shielding; Clamps; Conductors; Inspection; Nondestructive testing; Performance evaluation; Solenoids; Steel; Superconducting coils; Conductor cross-sections; Toroidal Field Conductor Insert (TFCI); conductor void fraction; defects; nondestructive and destructive examinations; radiation introscopy; strand properties;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1051-8223

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TASC.2006.873260

Filename

1642969