A superconducting linear motor drive for a positive displacement bellows pump for use in the g-2 cryogenics system

Forced two-phase cooling of indirectly cooled superconducting magnets requires circulation of liquid helium through the magnet cooling channel. A bellows helium pump is one possible way of providing helium flow to a magnet cooling system. Since the bellows type of helium pump is immersed in liquid helium, a superconducting linear motor drive appears to be an attractive option. This report describes a linear motor drive that employs oriented permanent magnet materials such as samarium-cobalt as the stator magnet system and a superconducting loudspeaker voice coil type of drive as the armature of the linear motor. This report examines drive motor requirements for a helium pump.<
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