Monte Carlo simulation of strand position in CIC Conductor

Aoki, Kosuke*; Izumi, Yoshinobu*; Nishijima, Shigehiro*; Okuno, Kiyoshi; Koizumi, Norikiyo

IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 13(2), p.1744 - 1747, 2003/06

https://doi.org/10.1109/TASC.2003.812878

The strand position in CIC conductor consisting of 1,152(34446) strands was analytically evaluated using Monte Carlo method. During the conductor fabrication, the conduit was compressed with the cable to fix the size and shape from one end. This makes the strands to be stretched along the axis. In the calculation, such manufacturing process was simulated. In addition, the contact energy between strands and the strain energy in the strands are considered. The calculation results show that the strands are moved by compressing the conduit. By this calculation, not only strand positions but also the distribution of contact stress between strands could be evaluated.