Impact of void fraction on mechanical properties and evolution of coupling loss in ITER Nb3Sn conductors under cyclic loading

IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity

Volumn 15, Issue 2 PART II, 2005, Pages 1633-1636

  Nijhuis, A ^a   Ilyin, Yu ^a   Abbas, W ^a   Ten Kate, H H J ^a   Ricci, M V ^b   Della Corte, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b ENEA   (Italy)

Author keywords

CICC; Coupling loss; Force; Interstrand resistance; Nb3Sn; Superconductor; Void fraction

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC LOADS; DEFORMATION; ELECTRIC COILS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTORS; ELECTRIC LOSSES; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; RELAXATION PROCESSES; SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS;

CABLE-IN-CONDUIT CONDUCTORS (CICC); FORCE BEHAVIOR; INTERNATIONAL THERMONUCLEAR EXPERIMENTAL REACTOR (ITER); VOID FRACTION;

EXPERIMENTAL REACTORS;

EID: 22044433309     PISSN: 10518223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TASC.2005.849214     Document Type: Conference Paper

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