Analysis of the DC performance of the ITER CSI coil using the 4C code

Abstract

The DC performance of the ITER Central Solenoid Insert (CSI) coil, a single layer solenoid wound using the same Nb3Sn conductor that will be adopted for the 3L module of ITER CS, was measured during the 2015 test campaign in different magnetic field and current operating conditions, before and after electromagnetic and thermal cycles, as well as before and after quench tests. The 4C thermal-hydraulic code is applied here to the analysis of the CSI performance: first, the free parameters of the model are calibrated; then, the model is validated against measurements not used for its calibration. The model is then used to compute the current sharing temperature, to be compared with the measured jacket temperature, and to assess the performance after quench tests.