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A&T Seminar
ITER: Status of the Project and the Magnets, and Lessons which can be Learned for Future Giant Science Projects
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Europe/Zurich
30/7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium (CERN)
Description
Manufacture of the ITER magnets started in 2008 with the superconducting strands, and over 10 years has progressed through the completion of the conductor supply to reach the stage of full scale industrial production of the final coils, with final first-of-kind items nearing delivery and the remainder soon following. Looking at the development since 1988 and the industrialisation post 2008 provides illustrative lessons on the extent to which novel materials and concepts could be rapidly brought into mainstream production in a cost effective way.
Among the most critical materials have been:
Insulation Systems;
Superconductors;
Structural Steels; and
High Strength Composites.
The challenges of these materials have a common theme: choose what performance requirements to use for the baseline design, selecting the R&D targets at levels that are reasonable and promise a cost effective manufacturing route.
In this seminar I will look at examples that show how to, and how not to, set these targets, and the results (of both).
ATS Seminars Organisers: H. Burkhardt (BE), M. Modena (ATS), T. Stora (EN)
Coffee / tea will be served after the seminar in room 30/7-012 next to the Auditorium
