Design & manufacture of the superconductor for the MHD magnet for the university of Tennessee space institute

This conductor design was developed through the joint efforts of the designer and the manufacturer. It fulfilled the magnet designer´s requirements and was easily amenable to standard manufacturing techniques. This conductor could be easily graded depending on the field variation in the magnet. Three different grades were used in this magnet. The design will also permit the manufacture of larger, higher current conductors for future magnets without introducing major new process development. The conductor consists of a cable soldered into a slot in a copper backing strip. The same wire (at different diameters) was used for all three grades of conductor. Details of conductor design are reviewed and the manufacturing process is described.