Experimental and numerical analysis of interfilament resistances in NbTi strands.
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| Title: | Experimental and numerical analysis of interfilament resistances in NbTi strands. |
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| Authors: | Breschi, M1 marco.breschi@unibo.it, Massimini, M1, Ribani, P L1, Spina, T2, Corato, V1 |
| Source: | Superconductor Science & Technology. May2014, Vol. 27 Issue 2, p055021-055028. 8p. |
| Subjects: | Numerical analysis, Superconductivity, Numerical calculations, University of Bologna, Nuclear cross sections, Electrical resistance tomography |
| Abstract: | Superconducting strands are composite wires made of fine superconducting filaments embedded in a metallic matrix. The transverse resistivity among superconducting filaments affects the coupling losses during electromagnetic transients and the electro-thermal behavior of the wire in case of a quench. A direct measurement of the transverse interfilament resistance as a function of temperature in NbTi multi-filamentary wires was performed at the ENEA Frascati Superconductivity Division, Italy by means of a four-probe method. The complexity of these measurements is remarkable, due to the current distribution phenomena that occur among superconducting filaments during these tests. A two-dimensional finite element method model of the wire cross section and a three-dimensional electrical circuit model of the wire sample developed at the University of Bologna are applied here to derive qualitative and quantitative information about the transverse electrical resistance matrix. The experiment is aimed at verifying the qualitative behaviors and trends predicted by the numerical calculations, especially concerning the current redistribution length and consequent length effects of the sample under test. A fine tuning of the model parameters at the filament level allowed us to reproduce the experimental results and get quantitative information about the current distribution phenomena between filaments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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