Abstract
A numerical analysis of the thermal stability of a superconductor composite cooled by forced-flow supercritical helium has been performed. The analytical model consists of simultaneous two-dimensional coolant flow equations and a one-dimensional superconductor equation. The equations of conservation of mass, momentum and energy for coolant flow and the Fourier heat conduction equation for the superconductor were solved numerically. Current-sharing mode, temperature-dependent properties of the conductor, and pressure- and temperature-dependent coolant properties were fully taken into account. The transient behaviour of the conductor, coolant flow, the effects of disturbance-heated length of the conductor, the initial pressure and initial velocity of coolant on the thermal stability of superconductors are discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 439-444 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Cryogenics |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1992 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Materials Science(all)
- Physics and Astronomy(all)