Freely oriented, portable superconducting magnet

E. N. Schmierer, B. Charles, R. Efferson, D. Hill, T. Jankowski, G. Laughon, C. Prenger

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Abstract

A high-field low-temperature superconducting solenoidal magnet was developed that is portable and can be operated in any orientation relative to gravity. The design consists of several features that make this feasible; 1) bulk liquid cryogen storage occurs in a separate Dewar rather than as part of the magnet assembly, which allows single-person transport due to each component of the system having low relative weight, 2) vapor generated pressurization that circulates cryogenic fluid to and from the magnet with flexible transfer lines allowing operation in any orientation, and 3) composite, low-conducting structural members are used to suspend the magnet and shield layers within the vacuum vessel that provide a robust low heat loss design. Cooling is provided to the magnet through fluid channels that are in thermal contact with the magnet. The overall design of this magnet system, some of the analyses performed that address unique behavior of this system (pressure rise during a magnet quench and transient cooldown), and test results are presented.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Cryogenic Engineering - Transactions of the Cryogenic Engineering Conference - CEC
Pages359-366
Number of pages8
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008
Externally publishedYes
EventTransactions of the Cryogenic Engineering Conference, CEC 2007 - hattanooga, TN, United States
Duration: Jul 16 2007Jul 20 2007

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume985
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

ConferenceTransactions of the Cryogenic Engineering Conference, CEC 2007
Country/TerritoryUnited States
Cityhattanooga, TN
Period07/16/0707/20/07

Keywords

  • 44.05.+e
  • 81.40.Gh
  • 84.71.Ba
  • Analytical and numerical techniques
  • Quenching (thermal)
  • Superconducting magnets

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