Numerical optimization of mono filamentary MgB 2 wires with different metal sheath materials for liquid hydrogen level sensor

Kazuhiro Kajikawa, Takuro Inoue, Kazuki Watanabe, Yutaka Yamada, Itsuo Aoki

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Abstract

Thin wires required for a new type of superconducting level sensors are investigated in some virtual situations. The sensors are composed of an MgB 2 wire with metal sheath and a non-superconducting wire, which arc loeated in parallel and connected in series, to determine a level of liquid hydrogen in a container with higher reliability. The operations of the level sensors during refill and discharge of liquid hydrogen arc simulated numerically by solving a one- dimensional heat balance equation. The wires have a metal material with almost constant dependence of resistivity on temperature such as cupronickel or stainless steel. The wire lengths arc assumed to be 1 meter. By using the obtained numerical results, the optimum compositions of the MgB 2 and non-superconducting wires arc discusscd for several parameters such as materials and volume fractions of metal sheaths, temperatures of pressurized liquid hydrogen, and conditions of evaporated gas.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Cryogenic Engineering - Transactions of the Cryogenic Engineering Conference - CEC, Volume 59
EditorsSusan Breon, Jennifer Marquardt, Thomas Peterson, Michael DiPirro, John Pfotenhauer, Jonathan Demko, James Fesmire, Arkadiy Klebaner, Sidney Yuan, Al Zeller, Peter Kittel, Gregory Nellis, Mark Zagarola
PublisherAmerican Institute of Physics Inc.
Pages905-912
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9780735412019
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014
Event2013 Joint Cryogenic Engineering and International Cryogenic Materials Conferences, CEC/ICMC 2013 - Anchorage, United States
Duration: Jun 17 2013Jun 21 2013

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1573
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

Conference2013 Joint Cryogenic Engineering and International Cryogenic Materials Conferences, CEC/ICMC 2013
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAnchorage
Period6/17/136/21/13

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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