Thermal-Hydraulic Analysis on Quench Behavior of Indium-Tin Soldered REBCO Composite Conductor

The second-generation high-temperature superconductor REBCO is one of the most valuable candidates that meet the requirements of future magnetic confinement fusion device. Quench behavior of an improved high-current REBCO composite conductor is simulated by a 1-D finite element method. Indium-tin alloy foil placed in the gap between stabilizer, jacket, and superconducting tape stacks can significantly reduce thermal contact resistance, which leads to an increase on the minimum quench energy of composite conductor. Short perturbations have a better response to this improvement than long perturbations, due to the low normal zone propagation velocity (NZPV) of REBCO conductor. For short perturbation (perturbation length ($l_{p}$ = 0.1 m), the peak temperature in cable and helium drops 12.76 and 17.99%, respectively, after soldered. Due to the change of heat transfer in a composite conductor caused by helium wave propagation, the development and maximum length of normal zone significantly decrease from 13.06 to 4.78 m under long perturbation ($l_{p}$ = 10 m) circumstance. High current REBCO composite conductor with proper indium-tin alloy soldered can enhance the stability and safety of composite conductors under severe working conditions, but it also slows down the NZPV and hinders the quench detection of high-temperature superconducting magnet.

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