Contact resistance of demountable multi-pin joint for superconducting helical coil

• Published in: IEEE transactions on magnetics Vol. 23; no. 2; pp. 580 - 583
• Main Authors: Horiuchi, T., Monju, Y., Suzuki, N., Kawai, T., Hamada, M., Inoue, K., Uo, K., Motojima, O.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01.03.1987
• Subjects: Contact resistance; Cooling; Fusion reactor design; Fusion reactors; Indium; Inductors; Pins; Superconducting coils; Superconducting films; Superconducting magnets

We designed an "Inserting Multi-Pin Joint" for a superconductor to realize a demountable superconducting helical coil for the heliotron fusion reactor. The relation between contact resistance and contact pressure was investigated using multi- and single-taper-pin inserting joints. These ta...