Superconductors for fusion: a roadmap

N Mitchell, J Zheng, C Vorpahl, V Corato… - Superconductor …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
With the first tokamak designed for full nuclear operation now well into final assembly (ITER),
and a major new research tokamak starting commissioning (JT60SA), nuclear fusion is …

The ITER toroidal field model coil project

A Ulbricht, JL Duchateau, WH Fietz, D Ciazynski… - Fusion Engineering and …, 2005 - Elsevier
The ITER toroidal field model coil (TFMC) was designed, constructed and tested by the
European Home Team in the framework of the ITER research and development program of …

The use of Nb3Sn in fusion: lessons learned from the ITER production including options for management of performance degradation

N Mitchell, M Breschi, V Tronza - Superconductor Science and …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The overall 30 year Nb 3 Sn conductor program for ITER provides an unusual
opportunity to look at the issues created by the application of novel Nb 3 Sn technology on a …

Review of Nb3Sn conductors for ITER

D Ciazynski - Fusion Engineering and Design, 2007 - Elsevier
The ITER magnets experiencing high magnetic field (> 11T), the central solenoid (CS) and
the toroidal field (TF) system, will make use of complex conductors using Nb3Sn as …

[HTML][HTML] Performance of highly flexible sub-cable for REBCO cable-in-conduit conductor at 5.8 T applied field

G Xiao, H Jin, C Zhou, H Ma, D Wang, F Liu, H Liu… - Superconductivity, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to the high current capability and excellent flexibility, High Flexible REBCO Cables
(HFRC) have emerged as an important candidate for composite high-temperature …

Summary, assessment and implications of the ITER model coil test results

N Mitchell - Fusion Engineering and Design, 2003 - Elsevier
Testing of the five International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) model coils is
nearly complete and it is possible to produce an overall summary of the conductor …

Microstructural factors important for the development of high critical current density Nb3Sn strand

PJ Lee, DC Larbalestier - Cryogenics, 2008 - Elsevier
Nb3Sn is the primary candidate for the next generation of accelerator magnets as well as for
NMR and other applications that require magnetic fields between 11 and 20T. Since 1999 …

Numerical simulation of the mechanical behavior of ITER cable-in-conduit conductors

H Bajas, D Durville, D Ciazynski… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The unexpected degradations of current carrying capacity of Cable-In-Conduit Conductors
are attributed to be mechanical in origin Nb 3 Sn. As a result, the prediction of conductor's …

Results of the TF conductor performance qualification samples for the ITER project

M Breschi, A Devred, M Casali… - Superconductor …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
The performance of the toroidal field (TF) magnet conductors for the ITER machine are
qualified by a short full-size sample (4 m) current sharing temperature (T cs) test in the …

Operating strain effects in Nb3Sn cable-in-conduit conductors

N Mitchell - Superconductor Science and Technology, 2005 - iopscience.iop.org
Nb 3 Sn superconductors show a dependence of the critical current and temperature on the
strain state of the superconducting material. The basic causes of Nb 3 Sn strain effects …