• 제목/요약/키워드: cryogen-free

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Conductive link between cryocooler and magnet in cryogen-free LTS magnet system

  • Choi, Yeon Suk
    • 한국초전도ㆍ저온공학회논문지
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    • 제15권4호
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    • pp.59-62
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    • 2013
  • The conductive link is used as a cooling medium between a cryocooler and magnet in a cryogen-free superconducting magnet system. The low temperature superconducting (LTS) magnet has one solenoidal configuration with a metal former which has a 52 mm room temperature bore. The superconducting coil is installed in the cryostat maintaining high vacuum and cooled by a two-stage cryocooler. In order to maintain the operating temperature of magnet at the designed level, the cold head temperature of the cryocooler must be lower so that heat can be removed from the superconducting coil. Also, temperature difference is occurred between the magnet and cryocooler and its magnitude is dependent upon the contact resistance at the interfacial surface between metals in the conductive link. In the paper, the performance of the LTS magnet is investigated with respect to the conductive link between the magnet former and the cold head of the cryocooler. The effects of the contact pressure and interfacial materials on the temperature distribution along the conductive link are also presented.

Design Considerations of Cryogenic Cooling System for High Field Magnets

  • Choi, Yeon-Suk;Kim, Dong-Lak;Lee, Byoung-Seob;Yang, Hyung-Suk;Yoo Jong-Shin;Painter Thomas A.;Miller John R.
    • 한국초전도ㆍ저온공학회논문지
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    • 제8권4호
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    • pp.30-33
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    • 2006
  • Several crucial issues are discussed in the design of cryogenic cooling system for high field magnets. This study is mainly motivated by our ongoing program to develop a 21 T Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometer (FT-ICR MS). The magnets of this system will be built horizontally to accomplish the requirement of user friendliness and reliability, and the replenishment of cryogen will not be necessary by a closed-loop cooling concept. The initial cool-down and safety are basically considered in this paper. The effects of the helium II volume and the gap distance of the weight load relief valve (or safety valve) on the cool-down time and temperature rising during an off-normal state are discussed. The total amount of cryogenic cooling loads and the required helium flow rate during cool-down are also estimated by a relevant heat transfer analysis. The temperatures of cryogen-free radiation shield are finally determined from the refrigeration power of a cryocooler and the total cryogenic loads.

Flux Pinning Properties of REBCO coated conductors for High Field Magnets

  • Awaji, Satoshi;Watanabe, Kazuo
    • 한국초전도ㆍ저온공학회논문지
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    • 제13권4호
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    • pp.1-4
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    • 2011
  • From the viewpoint of high field application, the mechanical and critical current properties of recently developed $REBa_2Cu_3O_y$ (RE123, RE: rare-earth) coated conductors are summarized. In addition, effective flux pinning mechanisms in RE123 are also introduced. As one of the examples for high field application, the upgrading of the 18 T cryogen-free superconducting magnet is shown. The large anisotropy of $J_c$ is a problem at low temperature and high magnetic field. The nanorod is considered as the useful methods to improve the anisotropy of $J_c$, although its efficiency becomes small at low temperature.

고온 초전도 SMES용 전도냉각시스템 특성시험 (Test of the Conduction Cooling System for HTS SMES)

  • 염한길
    • 한국초전도ㆍ저온공학회논문지
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    • 제10권1호
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    • pp.62-66
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    • 2008
  • The characteristic of the superconducting magnetic energy storage(SMES) system is faster response, longer life time, more economical, and environment friendly than other uninterruptible power supply(UPS) using battery. So, the SMES system can be used to develop methods for improving power quality where a short interruption of power could lead to a long and costly shutdown. Recently, cryogen free SMES has developed using BSCCO(Bismuth Strontium Calcium Copper Oxide) wire. We fabricated and tested the conduction cooling system for the 600 kJ class HTS SMES. The experiment was accomplished for the simulation coils. The simulation coils were made of aluminium, it is equivalent to thermal mass of 600 kJ HTS SMES coil. The coil is cooled with two GM coolers through the copper conduction bar. In this paper, we report that the test results of cool-down and heat loads characteristics of the simulation coils. The developed conduction cooling system adapted to 600 kJ HTS SMES system and cope with the unexpected sudden heat impact, too.

Collective effect of hydrogen in argon and Mg as ambiance for the heat treatment on MgB2

  • Sinha, B.B.;Jang, S.H.;Chung, K.C.
    • 한국초전도ㆍ저온공학회논문지
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    • 제16권2호
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    • pp.24-28
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    • 2014
  • Magnesium diboride superconductor is still of considerable interest because of its appealing characteristics towards application mainly at around 20 K. Unlike Nb-based superconductors, $MgB_2$ can be operated by cryogen-free cooler which provides a cost effective alternative at low field of around 2-5 T. To explore this operating field region considerable efforts are necessary to marginally improve the superconducting properties of $MgB_2$. Under this situation, even the heat treatment environment during the synthesis is considered as an important factor. The addition of $H_2$ gas in small amount with Ar as a mixed gas during annealing has an adverse effect on the superconducting properties of $MgB_2$. It is although interesting to find that the presence of Mg vapor along with hydrogen during heat treatment results in the appreciable improvement in the flux pinning and the overall response of the critical current density for the ex-situ $MgB_2$ samples.

저온검출기를 이용한 에너지 고 분해능 알파분광 구현 (High Energy Resolution Alpha Spectrometer Using a Cryogenic Detector)

  • 김민성;이상훈;윤원식;장용식;이상준;김용함;이민규
    • Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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    • 제38권3호
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    • pp.132-137
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    • 2013
  • 기존에 많이 사용된 반도체 검출기의 분해능은 통계학적 이론으로 그 분해능의 한계가 따른다. 이러한 이유로 최근에 반도체 검출기가 갖는 에너지 분해능의 한계를 뛰어넘는 저온 검출기를 이용하여 다양한 방사성 핵종 분석을 시도하고 있다. 본 논문에서는 $2{\times}2{\times}0.05mm^3$ 크기 금막 흡수체에 입사하는 에너지 때문에 흡수체의 온도가 상승하는 원리를 이용해 $^{241}Am$ 알파 선원의 에너지를 측정하였다. 흡수체의 온도 변화 측정에는 자기양자센서인 Au:Er를 이용하였으며 이는 순수한 Au에 핵스핀이 0 인 $^{168}Er$을 수백 ppm을 첨가하여 얻은 상자성 합금이다. 알파 입자 흡수에 의한 미세한 온도증가를 측정하기 위해서 희석식 냉동기보다 작동이 편리한 무냉매 자기냉동기를 이용해 mK 온도 영역의 저온환경을 구성하였다. $^{241}Am$ 선원 측정 결과 5.5 MeV에서 6.8 keV의 FWHM의 에너지 고 분해능을 얻었다.