An assembly comprising a cylindrical structure supported by a support structure

• Main Authors: Paul Lewis, Ashley Fulham, Michael Simpkins, Martin Gambling, Martin Hempstead, Graeme Hyson, Nicholas Mann, William James Bickell
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 12.06.2019
• Subjects: MEASURING; MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES; PHYSICS; TESTING

An assembly comprising a cylindrical structure 12, such as a superconducting magnet structure, supported by a support structure itself comprising at least one support element (110, Fig. 2), the support structure being cradle shaped, such that vertical and horizontal loads are taken largely as shear forces by respective interface surfaces 16a, 16b which are substantially parallel to the direction of the respective load, such that vertical loads are taken in a direction substantially tangential to the cylindrical surface 44 of the cylindrical structure. The support element may comprise two outer partial cradle surfaces 16a and one inner partial cradle surface 16b. Outer supports 112a holding the outer cradle surfaces may be rigid in a vertical tangential direction but flexible in a horizontal axial direction. Inner supports 112b holding the inner cradle surface may be rigid in a horizontal axial direction but flexible in a vertical tangential direction and a radial direction. There may be multiple support elements.