1. LMC 30 LPC 1 27-08-09

2. A. Verweij, TE-MPE. 30 Sept 2009, LMC meeting 1.9 K, 0 T, 7.5 kA run 090813.21 Heat pulse

3. Calculated temperature along the bus (1.9 K, 2 T, 6000 A) A. Verweij, TE-MPE. 30 Sept 2009, LMC meeting U=100-150 mV: switch off current during test

4. A. Verweij, TE-MPE. 30 Sept 2009, LMC meeting Correlation experiment vs. calculation

5. Conclusion on ‘Analysis FRESCA test’  The simulation code (QP3) is now validated!!! There is a good agreement between experiment and calculations for the voltage signals, the temperatures and the thermal runaway times (for 1.9 K and 4.3 K and currents from 2-12 kA). The quench currents of more than 50 test cases can be simulated with an accuracy better than a few hundred Amps.  To fit the calculations to the experiments, the cooling to helium had to be reduced by about 15% as compared to previous assumptions, possibly due to the presence of film boiling. A separate thermal test by David Richter will be done in coming week. A. Verweij, TE-MPE. 29 Sept 2009, TE-TM meeting

6. RB: case 2 (quench in GHe environment) A. Verweij, TE-MPE. 30 Sept 2009, LMC meeting

7. Summary table of maximum allowable additional resistance for RB circuit with tau=50 s. Safety margin not included Case 3.5 TeV 4 TeV5 TeV LHe (case 1), RRR cable =80, no He cooling 55 42 27 LHe (case 1), RRR cable =120, no He cooling 705533 LHe (case 1), RRR cable =80, with He cooling 786545 LHe (case 1), RRR cable =120, with He cooling 1028455 GHe (case 2), RRR cable =80, t prop =10 s 7562(40) GHe (case 2), RRR cable =80, t prop =20 s 10385(60) GHe (case 2), RRR cable =120, t prop =10 s 9878(52) GHe (case 2), RRR cable =120, t prop =20 s 120110(74) A. Verweij, TE-MPE. 30 Sept 2009, LMC meeting tau=100 s 7 TeV LHe (case 1), RRR cable =120, with He cooling 26 For info

8. Conclusion on ‘Safe current calculations’:  After analysis of the ‘FRESCA 61  test’ and taking RRR bus =100, RRR cable =120, tau RB =50 s, tau RQ =10 s, and assuming a maximum R addit =90 , one can conclude that operating at 3.5 TeV is safe. Operation at 5 TeV seems risky, especially because at this energy a magnet quench could propagate quickly to the interconnect by means of normal zone propagation in the bus.  Better estimates of:  Thermal propagation through the M1-M3 lines,  RRR cable (tests are ongoing in MSC group),  Heat flow through the bus (and interconnect) insulation (test planned for this week) are important to further improve the accuracy of the calculations of the ‘safe current’.  A few more FRESCA tests in a ‘machine-type layout’ are planned for the coming months and will give additional experimental data for better understanding of the thermal processes. Samples containing low RRR bus (100-150) and R addit with values between 20 and 50  are most important. A. Verweij, TE-MPE. 30 Sept 2009, LMC meeting

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