Analysis of Cryogenic Cooling of Toroidal Field Magnets for Nuclear Fusion Reactors
Thesis: S.M. in Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, February, 2021
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| author | Hamilton, Benjamin |
| author2 | Brisson, John G. |
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| description | Thesis: S.M. in Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, February, 2021 |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1442772022-08-10T03:20:00Z Analysis of Cryogenic Cooling of Toroidal Field Magnets for Nuclear Fusion Reactors Hamilton, Benjamin Brisson, John G. Minervini, Joseph V. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering. Thesis: S.M. in Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, February, 2021 New developments in REBCO superconducting tape technology have enabled a new class of high-fi eld tokamak fusion reactors. Higher critical temperatures on the order of 20 K allow the magnets to operate under signifi cant thermal loads during the fusion process. As a case study, we look at the proposed SPARC toroidal field (TF) magnet design. We investigate the heat transfer inside the cooling channels and uid dynamics inside the cooling channels. System-level issues are also investigated, including impact of an insulated versus non-insulated design on cooling performance and cryodistribution architectures to provide coolant during fusion. These investigations guide the design for future high- field HTS magnets to be used in tokamak reactors. by Benjamin Hamilton. S.M. in Mechanical Engineering S.M. in Mechanical Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering 2022-08-09T14:49:37Z 2022-08-09T14:49:37Z 2021 2021-02 Thesis https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/144277 en_US MIT theses may be protected by copyright. Please reuse MIT thesis content according to the MIT Libraries Permissions Policy, which is available through the URL provided. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 188 pages application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Mechanical Engineering. Hamilton, Benjamin Analysis of Cryogenic Cooling of Toroidal Field Magnets for Nuclear Fusion Reactors |
| title | Analysis of Cryogenic Cooling of Toroidal Field Magnets for Nuclear Fusion Reactors |
| title_full | Analysis of Cryogenic Cooling of Toroidal Field Magnets for Nuclear Fusion Reactors |
| title_fullStr | Analysis of Cryogenic Cooling of Toroidal Field Magnets for Nuclear Fusion Reactors |
| title_full_unstemmed | Analysis of Cryogenic Cooling of Toroidal Field Magnets for Nuclear Fusion Reactors |
| title_short | Analysis of Cryogenic Cooling of Toroidal Field Magnets for Nuclear Fusion Reactors |
| title_sort | analysis of cryogenic cooling of toroidal field magnets for nuclear fusion reactors |
| topic | Mechanical Engineering. |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/144277 |
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