Published January 1992 | Version v1
Journal article

Measurements of thermal conductivity of epoxy impregnated NbTi and Nb3Sn windings

  • 1. LASA-INFN, Dept. di Fisica dell'Univ. di Milano, Via Fratelli Cervi 201, 20090 Segrate, Milano (Italy)

Description

The effective thermal conductivity in the transverse direction is one of the less predictable coil parameters. In the framework of the construction of a high field solenoid (18 Tesla - 100 mm free bore at 4.2 K) at the LASA lab, the authors built an experimental apparatus for measurements of thermal conductivity of pure materials as well as of composites and coil blocks, the main aim of the experiment being the measurements of the thermal conductance of pieces of real NbTi and Nb3Sn windings. This paper starts with a discussion of how the thermal conductivity affects quench properties of superconducting magnets. The main features of the experimental apparatus are described together with a calculation and a measurement of the thermal loss. Finally the preliminary measurements on some pure materials as well as on a coil block are presented

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
IEEE Transactions on Magnetics
Journal Volume
28
Journal Issue
1
Series
IEEE Trans. Magn.
Journal Page Range
900-903
ISSN
0018-9464
CODEN
IEMGA

Conference

Title
12. international conference on magnet technology.
Dates
23-28 Jun 1991.
Place
Leningrad (USSR).

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Secondary number(s)
CONF-910662--.