An Integrated Software Package for the Design of High Performance Pulsed Magnets

The different aspects of pulsed magnet design have been combined in a single, user-friendly package by means of a VISUAL BASIC shell. At the basis are four FORTRAN codes, which calculate the field distribution and basic coil parameters, the discharge of a capacitor bank into the coil, and the stress distribution at the mid-plane of the coil including winding pre-stress, thermal expansion and plastic deformation. Stress and strain are calculated both at peak field and after the pulse.