Thermal Analysis of the Advanced Lightweight Influence Sweep System (ALISS) Superconducting Magnet.

Abstract

A steady state thermal analysis of the superconducting magnet (SCM) in the Advanced Lightweight Influence Sweep System (ALISS) was performed using commercial Finite Element Modeling (FEM) software. Cryocooler interface temperature from a no-load performance curve and uniform heat flux due to radiation, conduction and instrumentation heat leaks were input as the boundary conditions. Two major cases were examined: one with instrumentation heat flux dispersed around the SCM and one with instrumentation heat flux concentrated. Both resulted in the SCM staying within temperature specifications. A separate group of exploratory cases determined the heat flux values that "quenched" the SCM, causing cessation of superconductivity. (MM)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA293166

Entities

People

  • Phillip K. Pall

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • California
  • Conductivity
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Engineering
  • Heat Flux
  • Heat Transfer
  • Instrumentation
  • Isotherms
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Radiation
  • Superconducting Magnets
  • Superconductivity
  • Thermal Analysis
  • Thermal Conductivity
  • United States
  • United States Naval Academy

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electrochemical Engineering/ Fuel Cell Technologies
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.