Eddy current heating in the cold structure in TPX

The toroidal field end cases and support structure for the TPX are at cryogenic temperatures. The time varying currents in the poloidal field coil system will induce eddy currents in these structures. The associated Joule dissipation will cause local heating and require heat removal which will show up as a load on the cryogenic system. Knowledge of the heat load distribution in both space and time is important to the design of the system. Analyses have been performed using programs EDDYCUFF and ANSYS and the results presented.<
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