Abstract Conceptual designs of 1.5 and 3.0 T full-body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
magnets using conduction cooled MgB 2 superconductor are presented. The sizes …

In this paper we analyse numerically and experimentally the quench behavior of Cu-
stabilized second-generation high temperature superconducting (2G HTS) wires at self-field …

To reduce the usage of liquid helium in MRI magnets, magnesium diboride (MgB 2), a high
temperature superconductor, has been considered for use in a design of conduction cooled …

This paper mainly focuses on the thermal stability performance, such as minimum quench
energy (MQE) and normal zone propagation velocity (NZPV), of a quasi-isotropic strand (Q …

In the design and feasibility of electric power applications with MgB 2 conductors, thermal
conductivity plays an important role. In composite wires and tapes it is mainly determined by …

The present study deals with the thermal characteristics and mechanical behaviors of
low/high temperature superconducting (LTS/HTS) composite tapes during quench …

The prospect of medium/high field superconducting magnets using second generation (2G)
HTS tapes is approaching reality with continued enhancement in the performance of these …

IV characteristics of MgB 2 superconductors with different metallic sheaths were measured
in the range of voltages from 10− 7 V up to 10− 1 V at liquid helium temperature and external …

In the present study, a numerical bifurcation analysis is carried out in order to investigate the
multiplicity and the thermal runaway features of metallic and superconducting wires in a …

The prospect of medium/high field superconducting magnets using 2G HTS tapes is
approaching to reality with continued enhancement in the performance of these conductors …