Structural Analysis
2D and 3D structural analysis of the design of magnet systems is performed to calculate the stresses of the coils and to account for the interaction of the electro-mechanical forces with the mechanical structure of the magnet.
To analyse the mechanical behaviour of a coil or a set of coils the electro-mechanical forces derived from the calculation of the magnetic induction distribution are taken and transfered to a Finite Element Model of the coil.
- Serse
The Finite Element Model of the coil with its winding pack and its support structure (coil former; structural components like winding post, wedges, spacers and collars for race-track type of winding) is built:
- applying the well established computer code ADINA
- applying state of the art data for metallic materials, organic materials, and compound materials
Applications
Examples for structural analysis of superconducting coils are:
- single bore type of the LHC dipoles
- Toroidal Field Model Coil of the ITER Project for fusion development
- INFN/CEA ion source SERSE
