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Reel support for wind the magnet of the Mirror Fusion Test Facility (open access)

Reel support for wind the magnet of the Mirror Fusion Test Facility

The reel support has three main functions. It must support the reel, which is 134 in. in diameter, 40 in. wide, and stores up to 8,600 ft of superconductor weighing 8,600 lb. It also must serve as a tensioning device for the superconductor, exerting a force of up to 600 lb. Further, the support must move the reel vertically and laterally to facilitate the winding of the magnets. The support has been designed and is now being fabricated. This paper describes the performance requirements of this device and the evolution of design from concept to completion.
Date: September 7, 1977
Creator: Ling, R.C.; Chang, Y. & Hunt, L.D.
System: The UNT Digital Library