12–14 Oct 2011
CERN
Europe/Zurich timezone

Modeling of heat transfer in an accelerator superconducting coil with a ceramic insulation in supercritical helium

12 Oct 2011, 14:00
30m
Salle Andersson (CERN)

Salle Andersson

CERN

40-S2-A01

Speaker

Slawomir Pietrowicz (CEA Saclay)

Description

One of the key issues in the operation of a superconducting particle accelerator is the temperature margin of the magnets exposed to heat losses. The temperature margins of the superconducting magnet coils are mainly determined by the heat transfer through the electrical insulation wrapped around the Rutherford-type cables. We have tested the thermal properties of a mock-up representing an accelerator magnet coil with a porous ceramic material in stagnant supercritical helium in steady state condition. In this paper we present the 3D thermal modeling of the experimental mock-up to identify the main heat transfer process and the influence of the geometrical parameters and thermal properties.

Author

Slawomir Pietrowicz (CEA Saclay)

Co-authors

Akira Yamamoto (KEK) Bertrand Baudouy (CEA Saclay) Nobuhiro Kimura (KEK)

Presentation materials