Turn-to-turn friction enhancement in high-temperature superconducting coils for mechanical stability under lorentz force

High-temperature superconducting coils subjected to ultra-high magnetic fields undergo mechanical deformation due to the Lorentz force generated by the magnetic field. Recent attempts to prevent this deformation have proposed the use of overbanding technology, which entails surrounding the outermost...

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Main Authors: Hyun Sung Noh, Younghoon Kim, Minkyu Sun, Jungmin Kim, Jongsung Lee, Kihong Kim, Vijayakumar Elayappan, Mohamed Mussa Mtangi, Wonseok Jang, Seungyong Hahn, Haigun Lee
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Published: IOP Publishing 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/adb667
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author Hyun Sung Noh
Younghoon Kim
Minkyu Sun
Jungmin Kim
Jongsung Lee
Kihong Kim
Vijayakumar Elayappan
Mohamed Mussa Mtangi
Wonseok Jang
Seungyong Hahn
Haigun Lee
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Younghoon Kim
Minkyu Sun
Jungmin Kim
Jongsung Lee
Kihong Kim
Vijayakumar Elayappan
Mohamed Mussa Mtangi
Wonseok Jang
Seungyong Hahn
Haigun Lee
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description High-temperature superconducting coils subjected to ultra-high magnetic fields undergo mechanical deformation due to the Lorentz force generated by the magnetic field. Recent attempts to prevent this deformation have proposed the use of overbanding technology, which entails surrounding the outermost turn of the coil with a high-strength material such as stainless steel, as an optimal alternative. However, the disadvantage of overbanding in terms of thermal/electrical protection of the coil has been emphasized because the stainless steel surrounding the coil reduces the operating efficiency of the coil by preventing the dissipation of joule heat and current when quenched. In this study, our approach to prevent the deformation of the coil without applying such overbanding was to intentionally abrade the surface of the high-temperature superconducting tape using sandpaper with different friction coefficients. This enabled us to fabricate coils with different turn-to-turn friction forces, which prevented the deformation of the coil by using the turn-to-turn friction force generated by the abrasion. The electromechanical tests we performed on the coil in a liquid nitrogen bath (77 K) confirmed that, compared to the coil without surface treatment, the coils fabricated by abrading the surfaces of the high-temperature superconducting tape exhibited decreased deformation even when the same Lorentz force was applied.
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spelling doaj-art-a37e7a8ef64c4568a45d07e2ff9ba9dd2025-08-20T02:15:34ZengIOP PublishingMaterials Research Express2053-15912025-01-0112202600210.1088/2053-1591/adb667Turn-to-turn friction enhancement in high-temperature superconducting coils for mechanical stability under lorentz forceHyun Sung Noh0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4509-7769Younghoon Kim1https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4613-2313Minkyu Sun2Jungmin Kim3https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2330-2785Jongsung Lee4https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5851-8234Kihong Kim5Vijayakumar Elayappan6Mohamed Mussa Mtangi7Wonseok Jang8https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9815-6949Seungyong Hahn9https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4511-4162Haigun Lee10https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3448-7817Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University , Seoul, 02841, KoreaDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University , Seoul, 02841, KoreaDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University , Seoul, 02841, KoreaDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University , Seoul, 02841, KoreaDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University , Seoul, 02841, KoreaDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University , Seoul, 02841, KoreaDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University , Seoul, 02841, KoreaDepartment of Physics, University of Dar es Salaam , Dar es Salaam, 35063, TanzaniaDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Seoul National University , Seoul, 08826, KoreaDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Seoul National University , Seoul, 08826, KoreaDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University , Seoul, 02841, KoreaHigh-temperature superconducting coils subjected to ultra-high magnetic fields undergo mechanical deformation due to the Lorentz force generated by the magnetic field. Recent attempts to prevent this deformation have proposed the use of overbanding technology, which entails surrounding the outermost turn of the coil with a high-strength material such as stainless steel, as an optimal alternative. However, the disadvantage of overbanding in terms of thermal/electrical protection of the coil has been emphasized because the stainless steel surrounding the coil reduces the operating efficiency of the coil by preventing the dissipation of joule heat and current when quenched. In this study, our approach to prevent the deformation of the coil without applying such overbanding was to intentionally abrade the surface of the high-temperature superconducting tape using sandpaper with different friction coefficients. This enabled us to fabricate coils with different turn-to-turn friction forces, which prevented the deformation of the coil by using the turn-to-turn friction force generated by the abrasion. The electromechanical tests we performed on the coil in a liquid nitrogen bath (77 K) confirmed that, compared to the coil without surface treatment, the coils fabricated by abrading the surfaces of the high-temperature superconducting tape exhibited decreased deformation even when the same Lorentz force was applied.https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/adb667lorentz forcecoil deformationmechanical stabilityfriction forcecharacteristic resistance
spellingShingle Hyun Sung Noh
Younghoon Kim
Minkyu Sun
Jungmin Kim
Jongsung Lee
Kihong Kim
Vijayakumar Elayappan
Mohamed Mussa Mtangi
Wonseok Jang
Seungyong Hahn
Haigun Lee
Turn-to-turn friction enhancement in high-temperature superconducting coils for mechanical stability under lorentz force
Materials Research Express
lorentz force
coil deformation
mechanical stability
friction force
characteristic resistance
title Turn-to-turn friction enhancement in high-temperature superconducting coils for mechanical stability under lorentz force
title_full Turn-to-turn friction enhancement in high-temperature superconducting coils for mechanical stability under lorentz force
title_fullStr Turn-to-turn friction enhancement in high-temperature superconducting coils for mechanical stability under lorentz force
title_full_unstemmed Turn-to-turn friction enhancement in high-temperature superconducting coils for mechanical stability under lorentz force
title_short Turn-to-turn friction enhancement in high-temperature superconducting coils for mechanical stability under lorentz force
title_sort turn to turn friction enhancement in high temperature superconducting coils for mechanical stability under lorentz force
topic lorentz force
coil deformation
mechanical stability
friction force
characteristic resistance
url https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/adb667
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