Characterization and qualification of cyanate ester/epoxy insulation for NSTX-U fusion magnets

IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Fabian, P ^a   Haynes, M ^a   Babcock, H ^a   Hooker, M ^a  

^a Composite Technology Development Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cyanate ester; insulation; magnet; testing

Indexed keywords

CYANATE ESTERS; FUSION ENERGY; FUSION MAGNETS; IN-BUILDINGS; ITER TOROIDAL FIELD COILS; MAGNET SYSTEMS; NATIONAL SPHERICAL TORUS EXPERIMENTS; NEW APPLICATIONS; PRINCETON PLASMA PHYSICS LABORATORIES; RADIATION RESISTANCE; TEST METHOD; WENDELSTEIN 7-X;

ESTERS; INSULATION; MAGNETS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; TESTING;

SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETS;

EID: 84872711147     PISSN: 10518223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TASC.2012.2232344     Document Type: Article

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