Problems related to cable-in-conduit conductors (CICC) are intrinsically multi-physics
involving coupled electro-magnetic/mechanical/thermal-hydraulic fields. Here we …

A computational model describing the initiation and evolution of normal zones in the cable-
in-conduit superconductors designed for the international thermonuclear experimental …

A new tool–the 4C code–has been developed, which allows the thermal-hydraulic
simulation of the entire superconducting magnet system of the International Thermonuclear …

Stability is one of the key issues in the design of a superconductor, and indeed deserves
much attention in the magnet design and analysis. Stability-oriented design procedures and …

Several new conductor designs for fusion applications, based on high temperature
superconducting (HTS) materials, have been recently proposed worldwide. Most of them are …

The analysis of superconducting magnets can require the simultaneous simulation of
several conductors. The multi-conductor Mithrandir (M&M) code has been developed for this …

The first realistic application of the recently developed 4C code is presented, aimed at
showing its capability to simulate in an integrated fashion relevant transients for the …

Super-conducting cables are an enabling technology for energy applications such as large
magnetic-confinement nuclear fusion machine, and a promising key player in the power …

In the framework of the “roadmap to fusion electricity by 2050,” the design of the European
DEMO machine strongly relies on available technologies. The superconducting toroidal field …

The new THELMA code, including a thermal-hydraulic (TH) and an electro-magnetic (EM)
model of a cable-in-conduit conductor (CICC), has been developed. The TH model is at this …