A 7.9 T cryogenic magnet for a space-based MHD disk generator test facility
Abstract
A 7.9 T, 0.7 m bore, liquid-nitrogen-cooled, long pulse solenoid has been designed and is now under construction. The magnet will be a part of a ground-based test and demonstration facility for a single-sided, disk MHD generator system under development for multimegawatt, space-based power generation. The copper strip wound magnet has a peak field greater than 10 T. The overall system including the unique design of the highly stressed inside-diameter crossover joints is described.
- Publication:
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Advances in Cryogenic Engineering. Vol. 35B - Proceedings of the 1989 Cryogenic Engineering Conference
- Pub Date:
- 1990
- Bibcode:
- 1990ACGE...35.1633M
- Keywords:
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- Cryogenic Magnets;
- Electric Generators;
- Magnetohydrodynamic Generators;
- Spaceborne Experiments;
- Test Facilities;
- Cryogenic Cooling;
- Liquid Nitrogen;
- Structural Design;
- Electronics and Electrical Engineering