Abstract
The United States ITER Project Office (USIPO) is responsible for fabrication of the Central Solenoid (CS) for International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER). The CS Insert (CSI) project should provide verification of the conductor performance in relevant conditions of temperature, field, currents and mechanical strain. The USIPO will build the CSI that will be tested at the Central Solenoid Model Coil (CSMC) Test Facility at JAEA, Naka, Japan. This paper presents three-dimensional mathematical model of CSI based on the design. Simulations were performed in order to verify structural integrity and compliance with the Japanese High Gas Pressure Safety Law. Numerical simulations lead to the design of the CSI that produced a required strain levels during operation on the superconductor cable, while simultaneously satisfy the ITER magnet structural design criteria.
| Original language | American English |
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| Article number | 6085588 |
| Journal | IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2012 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Keywords
- Computational modeling
- finite element methods
- numerical analysis
- superconducting magnets