Published November 1979 | Version v1
Journal article

Precooling of a superconducting magnet using a cryocooler and thermal switches

  • 1. Osaka University, Low Temperature Center, Suita, Osaka 565, Japan

Description

A simple precooling system for a superconducting magnet is developed using a Cryomech GB02 cryocooler and gas filled thermal switches. A superconducting magnet (NbTi wire, 7 T of maximum field, 5.6 kg of weight) is precooled to 16 K in about 70 h without any manual control. Heat transfer rate of each thermal switch (H2 or N2 gas filled at 1.3 MPa at room temperature) is about 3 x 10-1 W/K during the ON state, and 5 x 10-3 W/K during the OFF state

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Journal Title
Rev. Sci. Instrum.
Journal Volume
50
Journal Issue
11
Series
Rev. Sci. Instrum.
Journal Page Range
1382-1385
ISSN
0034-6748