Taking the relay of the large Hadron collider (LHC) at CERN, ITER has become the largest
project in applied superconductivity. In addition to its technical complexity, ITER is also a …

We review progress in the design of high field superconducting cable-in-conduit conductors
(CICCs) for fusion applications, with special attention to the results of recent key …

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the static behavior of helical structures under axial
loads. Taking into account their translational invariance, the homogenization theory is …

Multilevel helical structures are widely applied in engineering and biological areas with
complicated local contact of interwire and global mechanical behaviors. Based on the thin …

The ability to compute accurately the strain field in Nb 3 Sn filaments is a crucial point in
cable design, due to the significant strain sensitivity of niobium–tin wires. Due to its …

Abstract The ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) cable-in-conduit
conductors (CICCs) are subjected to high thermal and electromagnetic cyclic loadings …

The local contact characteristics of multilevel chiral helical structures are critical, which
determines the fretting wear and further affects the service life. In this paper, a theoretical …

Abstract The China Fusion Engineering Test Reactor (CFETR) is a new tokamak device,
whose magnet system includes toroidal field (TF), central solenoid (CS) and poloidal field …

The ITER cable-in-conduit conductors (CICCs) are built up from sub-cable bundles, wound
in different stages, which are twisted to counter coupling loss caused by time-changing …

Steel wire ropes are used for numerous industrial applications such as ships, elevators,
cranes and bridges. A wire rope consists of numerous thin, steel wires and its geometrical …