Components & Hardware
Coil Case & Intercoil Structure
The steel structure that contains a magnet's Lorentz forces.
- Role
- Force containment
- Material
- High-strength steel
Each coil sits in a high-strength steel case, and intercoil structure ties the coils together against the forces trying to splay them. This structure carries the hoop and overturning loads that the winding pack alone could not.
Common questions
What does the coil case do?
Each superconducting coil sits in a high-strength steel case, and intercoil structure ties the coils together. This structure carries the hoop and overturning Lorentz loads the winding pack alone could not.
Is the structural case a solved problem?
Static loads analyse as sound with margin. The open question is cyclic fatigue of the structure under repeated operation, which is part of the named magnet gate rather than the static case.