Two-dimensional quench propagation model for a three-dimensional "high-temperature" superconducting coil

Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1998. === Includes bibliographical references (leaves 89-90). === Quenching is a thermal failure mechanism encountered with superconducting magnets. When a section of conductor is driven normal by an external heat...

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Main Author: Haid, Benjamin J. (Benjamin John Jerome), 1974-
Other Authors: Yukikazu Iwasa.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2005
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/9598