Saddle superconducting magnet for experimental MHD generator
Abstract
A saddle superconducting magnet for an experimental MHD generator has been designed, constructed and tested. The magnet has phi 44 cm warm bore, 103 cm effective magnetic length and 4 T central field. It consists of 17 layers, each layer has two circular saddle coils with 54.5-deg segment cross section. The conductor is 2 mm x 10 mm NbTi monolithic provided by Supercon Inc. The coils are assembled on the bore tube by spiral bandings. The performances and the test results of the saddle superconducting magnet will be presented in this paper.
- Publication:
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IEEE Transactions on Magnetics
- Pub Date:
- July 1994
- DOI:
- 10.1109/20.305784
- Bibcode:
- 1994ITM....30.2495Y
- Keywords:
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- Magnet Coils;
- Magnetohydrodynamic Generators;
- Superconducting Magnets;
- Niobium Alloys;
- Performance Tests;
- Titanium Alloys;
- Electronics and Electrical Engineering