Quasi-3D Magneto-Thermal Quench Simulation Scheme for Superconducting Accelerator Magnets

TL;DR

This paper introduces a hybrid quasi-3D simulation scheme combining 2D finite-element analysis with 1D orthogonal polynomials to efficiently model magneto-thermal quenches in superconducting accelerator magnets.

Contribution

It presents a novel hybrid numerical method that addresses multi-scale challenges in quench simulation of superconducting magnets.

Findings

Efficient simulation of quench dynamics in complex geometries.

Improved accuracy over purely 2D or 1D models.

Potential for faster design iterations of superconducting magnets.

Abstract

To tackle the strong multi-scale problem in the quench simulation of superconducting accelerator magnets, this work proposes a hybrid numerical method which uses two-dimensional first-order finite-elements in the magnet cross-section and one-dimensional higher-order orthogonal polynomials in longitudinal direction.