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Analysis and experimental study of capillary structures to mitigate the influence of magnetogravitational forces on liquid helium cooling for future HTS superconducting magnets

Engineering sciences Thermal energy, combustion, flows

Abstract

As physics requires increasingly higher magnetic fields, CEA is called upon to develop and produce superconducting magnets capable of generating magnetic field of more than 30 T. The windings of these electromagnets are made from superconducting materials whose electrical resistance is extremely low at cryogenic temperatures (a few Kelvins). This enables them to carry high currents (>10 kA) while dissipating a minimum of heat by Joule effect. Cooling at these low temperatures is achieved using liquid helium. But helium is diamagnetic. Magnetic fields will therefore induce volumetric forces that add to or oppose gravity within the helium. These magneto-gravity forces disrupt the convective phenomena required to cool the superconducting magnet. This can lead to a rise in their temperature and a loss of their superconducting state, which is essential for their proper operation. In order to circumvent this phenomenon, a new cooling system never used in cryomagnetism will be studied. This cooling system will be developed using heat pipes whose operation is based on capillary forces that are theoretically independent of the magneto-gravity forces induced by strong magnetic fields. These capillary structures can take several forms (microchannels, foam, mesh, etc.). In the framework of the thesis these different structures will be studied theoretically and then experimentally, both with and without magnetic forces, in order to determine the most suitable structures for the future superconducting magnets.

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Institut de recherche sur les lois fondamentales de l’univers
Département des Accélérateurs, de Cryogénie et de Magnétisme
Laboratoire Cryogénie et Stations d’Essais
Paris-Saclay
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