NDLI: Investigation of the radiation effects upon the stability of fusion magnet coils

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Author	Yeaw, C.T.
Copyright Year	1993
Description	Author affiliation: Fusion Technol. Inst., Wisconsin Univ., Madison, WI, USA (Yeaw, C.T.)
Abstract	The deleterious effects of the D-T fusion radiation environment upon the stability of the cable-in-conduit conductor (CICC) magnet coils have been both qualitatively and quantitatively investigated. Until now, no systematic and accurate analysis of the fluence dependence of the stability of these coils has been performed, and designs have been primarily concerned with the stability of the coils at start-up. The analysis presented here shows that stability as a function of fluence (reactor operating time) degrades much more quickly than previously anticipated. This rapid degradation of coil stability has potentially profound design ramifications. The basis for the present analysis has been a code called MagRad, specifically developed for the purpose of predicting the stability of a fusion magnet coil as a function of fluence, given the coil geometry, flow parameters, and initial materials characteristics. Radiation has significant effects upon some of the basic materials parameters of the coils, such as the stabilizer resistivity and the critical temperature and upper critical field of the superconductor. The code, CICC, developed by R.L. Wong, together with the Dresner formulation for the limiting current, have been incorporated as reliable predictors of the stability of the coil at start-up, which is used as input for MagRad. Most recent data is used with respect to radiation effects upon the materials properties of the coil. Significantly, inappropriate assumptions used in the semi-analytical form which predicts upper critical field as a function of fluence (which has hitherto been widely accepted and used in stability codes) have been corrected in this present study, and a new and much improved empirical form which represents a fit to the data is presented. That the new form is more suitable than the previous one can be clearly seen in that while the previous form gives a peak upper critical field, B/sub c20/, for binary Nb/sub 3/Sn of about 63 T at a fast neutron fluence of about 25/spl times/10/sup 18/ n/cm/sup 2/, the new form mirrors the data which gives a peak B/sub c20/ of about 25 T at a fast neutron fluence of about 4/spl times/10/sup 18/ n/cm/sup 2/ (at zero fluence B/sub c20/ is about 24 T). Additionally, these inappropriate assumptions are discussed in a qualitative manner, and correction is given to the underlying theory. In its primary functional capacity MagRad has been used to analyze the stability of a possible International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) Engineering Design Activity (EDA) coil design, as a function of both fluence and superconducting material.
Starting Page	317
Ending Page	320
File Size	510691
Page Count	4
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0780314123
DOI	10.1109/FUSION.1993.518339
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	1993-10-11
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Radiation effects Superconducting coils Stability analysis Superconducting materials Superconducting magnets Magnetic analysis Magnetic materials Fusion reactor design Inductors Degradation
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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