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Thesis etd-11132009-215229


Thesis type
Tesi di laurea specialistica
Author
BARTALESI, ANTONIO
URN
etd-11132009-215229
Thesis title
Design of High Field Solenoids made of High Temperature Superconductors
Department
INGEGNERIA
Course of study
INGEGNERIA MECCANICA
Supervisors
relatore Dott. Barzi, Emanuela
relatore Prof. Beghini, Marco
Keywords
  • high field solenoid
  • HTS
  • superconducting
Graduation session start date
16/12/2009
Availability
Withheld
Release date
16/12/2049
Summary
This thesis starts from the analytical mechanical analysis of a superconducting
solenoid, loaded by self generated Lorentz forces. Also, a finite element
model is proposed and verified with the analytical results. To study the
anisotropic behavior of a coil made by layers of superconductor and insulation,
a finite element meso-mechanic model is proposed and designed. The
resulting material properties are then used in the main solenoid analysis.
In parallel, design work is performed as well: an existing Insert Test Facility
(ITF) is adapted and structurally verified to support a coil made of
YBa2Cu3O7, a High Temperature Superconductor (HTS). Finally, a technological
winding process was proposed and the required tooling is designed.
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