Quasi-3D Thermal Simulation of Quench Propagation in Superconducting Magnets

09/18/2019
by   Laura A. M. D'Angelo, et al.
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To deal with the multi-scale nature of the quench propagation problem in superconducting magnets, this work presents a quasi-three-dimensional (Q3D) approach combining a two-dimensional finite-element method (FEM) in the transversal cross-section of the magnet for resolving the geometrical details, with a one-dimensional spectral-element method based on orthogonal polynomials in longitudinal direction for accurately and efficiently representing the quench phenomena. The Q3D formulation is elaborated and the idea is illustrated on a thermal benchmark problem. Finally, the method is validated against a conventional 3D simulation carried out by a commercial software. In terms of computational efficiency, it is shown that the proposed Q3D approach is superior to the conventional 3D FEM.

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