TCS tests and performance assessment of the ITER toroidal field model coil (Phase II)

IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 1519-1522

  Zanino, R ^a   Bagnasco, M ^a   Dittrich, G ^b   Fietz, W H ^b   Fillunger, H ^c   Hampshire, D P ^d   Heller, R ^b   Komarek, P ^b   Langhans, O ^b   Maix, R ^c   Marchese, V ^b   Martovetsky, N ^e   Mitchell, N ^f   Nijhuis, A ^g   Raff, S ^b   Ricci, M ^h   Suesser, M ^b   Salpietro, E ⁱ   Richard, L Savoldi ^a   Taylor, D M J ^d   Ulbricht, A ^b   Vostner, A ⁱ   Wuechner, F ^b   Zahn, G ^b   more..

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^d DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^f ITER IT   (Japan)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^h ENEA   (Italy)

ⁱ EFDA CLOSE SUPPORT UNIT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cable in conduit; Nb3Sn; Nuclear fusion; Toroidal field coil

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ELECTRIC CABLES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTORS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FUSION REACTIONS; HEATING;

CABLE IN CONDUIT; NB3SN; NUCLEAR FUSION; TOROIDAL FIELD COIL;

ELECTRIC COILS;

EID: 4344643878     PISSN: 10518223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TASC.2004.830682     Document Type: Conference Paper

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