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A scheme is proposed for dealing with thermo-hydraulic quench simulation in superconducting magnets.

An analysis is presented of results of the Segregated Copper Ratio Experiment on Transient Stability (SeCRETS), which has been completed in the SULTAN facility.

The MITHRANDIR 2.1 was used in joint + conductor thermal-hydraulic experiments and analyzed of a full size joint sample.

A model currently used in the thermo-hydraulic code Gandalf has been enhanced and adapted to cable in conduit conductors with central cooling channel.

An analysis of the stability of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor's Torodial Field and Central Solenoid superconducting magnets is presented. The study, conducted using the code Gandalf, revealed that the energy margins were well over the expected disturbances. The observed instances of dual stability, present in some cases but disappears with integration time step refinement, is indicative of the importance of a detailed convergence study.

A set of routines, also called a 'Flower,' was designed and integrated to the code Gandalf. The routines were aimed at providing a simple model of the hydraulic connections to a cryogenic plant of a coil that utilizes cable-in-conduit conductors that have central cooling channels. 'Flower,' validated against experimental data from Quench Experiment on Long Length in the CRPP facility SULTAN, is shown to be capable of simulating hydraulic boundary conditions.

The Paul Scherrer Institute is studying a synchrotron radiation source, the Swiss Light Source, for a variety of applications in physics, chemistry, material sciences and industrial production. Specially optimized superconducting bending magnets will provide the hard X-rays necessary for structure analysis and micro-fabrication. This preliminary design study investigates a combined function magnet system with dipole and quadrupole coils, for bending and focusing of the electron beam. The electromagnetic characteristics of the magnet, including the end effects, are studied in 2-D and 3-D analyses. The proposed concept is feasible to satisfy the requirements of field strength and quality in the envelope of specifications, while an optimization of the coil geometry is recommended to improve the longitudinal magnetic characteristics.