Mechanical Design of the Series Connected Hybrid Magnet Superconducting Outsert

An innovative hybrid magnet configuration is being developed at the NHMFL, consisting of a Florida-Bitter resistive magnet nested within a cable-in-conduit conductor (CICC) superconducting magnet to provide high fields for less power than traditional hybrid magnets. The resistive and superconducting magnets, connected in series, will be capable of producing 23.1 T and 13.8 T respectively for a total central field of 36.9 T. The CICC uses a cable of multifilamentary Nb₃Sn/Cu strands inside a superalloy jacket that confines flowing supercritical helium in direct contact with the cable strands. The design of the magnet system is presented along with the design criteria used to evaluate the superconducting magnet and its integral components. The results of a structural analysis performed using finite elements for normal operational and fault loads are discussed for the most critical component, the conduit