| dc.contributor.advisor | Brisson, John G. | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Minervini, Joseph V. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Hamilton, Benjamin | |
| dc.contributor.other | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-08-09T14:49:37Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-08-09T14:49:37Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2021 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-02 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/144277 | |
| dc.description | Thesis: S.M. in Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, February, 2021 | |
| dc.description.abstract | 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. | en_US |
| dc.description.statementofresponsibility | by Benjamin Hamilton. | |
| dc.format.extent | 188 pages | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | en_US |
| dc.rights | 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. | |
| dc.rights.uri | http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 | |
| dc.subject | Mechanical Engineering. | en_US |
| dc.title | Analysis of Cryogenic Cooling of Toroidal Field Magnets for Nuclear Fusion Reactors | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.description.degree | S.M. in Mechanical Engineering | |
| dc.contributor.department | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering | |
| dc.description.collection | S.M. in Mechanical Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering | |
| mit.thesis.degree | Master | |
| mit.thesis.department | MechE | |
