Parametric Study for the Cooling of HTS Current Leads Using a Liquid Nitrogen Bath

Lewandowska, Monika; Wesche, R.

doi:10.1109/tasc.2012.2232698

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“…First, a semi-discrete method with an iterative optimization strategy was proposed in [36] to seek optimal parameters for VC binary leads. This method is implemented afterwards to evaluate the leads' performance under different cooling options [37,38] and simulate the loss of flow accident [39]. Second, a thermal-hydraulic CURLEAD code based on the finite difference method (FDM) initially developed by KIT [40] has been applied to predict the operating parameters of kA-class binary current leads in steady mode [41,42] and pulsed mode [43,44].…”

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The design of YBCO binary current leads and its electromagnetic-thermal coupling analysis based on PEEC and finite volume method

Zheng

Liu

Song

et al. 2023

Supercond. Sci. Technol.

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A superconducting magnet system is developed for the application of high frequency gyrotrons at XXX. The operation cost for the magnet is dominated by refrigeration power. To reduce the heat load for cryogenic system, a pair of YBCO binary current leads is designed in consideration of the industrial concentration on type II high temperature superconducting (HTS) YBCO material. In this paper, a simulation model is proposed to perform the electromagnetic-thermal coupling analysis of these YBCO binary leads under different operation conditions by combining Partial Element Equivalent Circuit (PEEC) method and Finite Volume Method (FVM). The simulation code can improve computational efficiency and enable high-accuracy coupling between the electromagnetic field and heat transfer process. Under steady state, the heat leakage at 4.2 K cold end of YBCO binary leads depends mainly on the geometric parameters of YBCO tape, especially the cross-sectional area of the copper layer in YBCO tape. The cooling mode and liquid helium level also have a significant impact on the heat leakage level. The optimal outer diameter of the normal copper section is identified, and the optimum value is largely influenced by the effective cooling power imposed on the cold end of the normal copper section. Under transient state, the simulation for charging process and the loss of cooling accident are performed, along with the detailed analysis of the electromagnetic-thermal response features of the leads under these conditions. The results indicate that the YBCO binary current leads possess high thermal stability and an ample time margin for the magnet system to be demagnetized.

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The design of YBCO binary current leads and its electromagnetic-thermal coupling analysis based on PEEC and finite volume method

Zheng

Liu

Song

et al. 2023

Supercond. Sci. Technol.

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“…An analysis of this heat exchanger type is presented in [3]. The use of nitrogen vapor cooling has been shown in [4] and [5] to be a feasible alternative to helium vapor cooling for multi-kiloampere current leads [6]- [8].…”

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