Helicoidal Transformation Method for Finite Element Models of Twisted Superconductors

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Hauptverfasser: Dular, Julien, Henrotte, François, Nicolet, André, Wozniak, Mariusz, Vanderheyden, Benoît, Geuzaine, Christophe
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author Dular, Julien
Henrotte, François
Nicolet, André
Wozniak, Mariusz
Vanderheyden, Benoît
Geuzaine, Christophe
author_facet Dular, Julien
Henrotte, François
Nicolet, André
Wozniak, Mariusz
Vanderheyden, Benoît
Geuzaine, Christophe
contents This paper deals with the modelling of superconducting and resistive wires with a helicoidal symmetry, subjected to an external field and a transport current. Helicoidal structures are three-dimensional, and therefore yield computationally intensive simulations in a Cartesian coordinate system. We show in this paper that by working instead with a helicoidal system of coordinates, the problem to solve can be made two-dimensional, drastically reducing the computational cost. We first introduce the state-of-the-art approach and apply it on the h-phi-formulation with helicoidally symmetric boundary conditions (e.g., axial external magnetic field, with or without transport current), with an emphasis on the function space discretization. Then, we extend the approach to general boundary conditions (e.g., transverse external magnetic field) and present numerical results with linear materials. In particular, we discuss the frequency-dependent losses in composite wires made of superconducting filaments embedded in a resistive matrix. Finally, we provide outlook to the application of the generalized model with nonlinear materials.
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spellingShingle Helicoidal Transformation Method for Finite Element Models of Twisted Superconductors
Dular, Julien
Henrotte, François
Nicolet, André
Wozniak, Mariusz
Vanderheyden, Benoît
Geuzaine, Christophe
Accelerator Physics
This paper deals with the modelling of superconducting and resistive wires with a helicoidal symmetry, subjected to an external field and a transport current. Helicoidal structures are three-dimensional, and therefore yield computationally intensive simulations in a Cartesian coordinate system. We show in this paper that by working instead with a helicoidal system of coordinates, the problem to solve can be made two-dimensional, drastically reducing the computational cost. We first introduce the state-of-the-art approach and apply it on the h-phi-formulation with helicoidally symmetric boundary conditions (e.g., axial external magnetic field, with or without transport current), with an emphasis on the function space discretization. Then, we extend the approach to general boundary conditions (e.g., transverse external magnetic field) and present numerical results with linear materials. In particular, we discuss the frequency-dependent losses in composite wires made of superconducting filaments embedded in a resistive matrix. Finally, we provide outlook to the application of the generalized model with nonlinear materials.
title Helicoidal Transformation Method for Finite Element Models of Twisted Superconductors
topic Accelerator Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.13919