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View article: Genetic data and meteorological conditions suggesting windborne transmission of H5N1 high-pathogenicity avian influenza between commercial poultry outbreaks
Genetic data and meteorological conditions suggesting windborne transmission of H5N1 high-pathogenicity avian influenza between commercial poultry outbreaks Open
Understanding the transmission routes of high-pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) is crucial for developing effective control measures to prevent its spread. In this context, windborne transmission, the idea that the virus could travel th…
View article: Performance of the First 80 kA HTS CICC for High-Field Application in Future Fusion Reactors
Performance of the First 80 kA HTS CICC for High-Field Application in Future Fusion Reactors Open
A promising way to realize controlled nuclear fusion involves the use of magnetic fields to control and confine the hot plasma configuration. This approach requires superconductor magnets operating above 15 T for the next generation of fus…
View article: Test results of the DTT poloidal field conductor samples in SULTAN: DC and AC characterization
Test results of the DTT poloidal field conductor samples in SULTAN: DC and AC characterization Open
The poloidal field (PF) magnet system of the Divertor Tokamak Test (DTT) facility consists of 6 superconducting coils with full top-down symmetry, realized in Nb 3 Sn (PF1 and PF6) and NbTi (PF2, PF3, PF4 and PF5). To validate the NbTi PF …
View article: Genetic data and meteorological conditions: unravelling the windborne transmission of H5N1 high-pathogenicity avian influenza between commercial poultry outbreaks
Genetic data and meteorological conditions: unravelling the windborne transmission of H5N1 high-pathogenicity avian influenza between commercial poultry outbreaks Open
Understanding the transmission routes of high-pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) is crucial for developing effective control measures to prevent its spread. In this context, windborne transmission, the idea that the virus can travel thro…
View article: Conceptual Design of the EDIPO 2 Magnet
Conceptual Design of the EDIPO 2 Magnet Open
The SULTAN test facility has been pivotal in qualifying forced-flow conductors in the last three decades. However, the rising demand for conductors for high-field magnets calls for a test facility able to provide a background magnetic fiel…
View article: Numerical Analysis of Non-Insulated DEMO TF Coils
Numerical Analysis of Non-Insulated DEMO TF Coils Open
The design of small solenoids without/with-partial insulation (PI) among turns or layers has been proven to grant higher thermal stability than for standard insulated cases. This technology also implies higher safety standards, by e.g. red…
View article: Numerical analysis of non-insulated DEMO TF coils
Numerical analysis of non-insulated DEMO TF coils Open
The design of small solenoids without/with-partial insulation among turns or layers has been proven to grant higher thermal stability than for standard insulated cases. This technology implies higher safety standards, by allowing for 1-100…
View article: Development of a high current density, high temperature superconducting cable for pulsed magnets
Development of a high current density, high temperature superconducting cable for pulsed magnets Open
A low-AC loss Rare-earth barium copper oxide (REBCO) cable, based on the VIPER cable technology has been developed by commonwealth fusion systems for use in high-field, compact tokamaks. The new cable is composed of partitioned and transpo…
View article: DTT toroidal field conductor samples test in Sultan: DC and AC characterization
DTT toroidal field conductor samples test in Sultan: DC and AC characterization Open
The superconducting magnet system of the Divertor Tokamak Test (DTT) facility, composed of 18 toroidal field (TF) coils, 6 poloidal field coils and a central solenoid, has been designed and many procurements have been launched. Some manufa…
View article: Bending Tolerance of React&Wind Nb<sub>3</sub>Sn Conductors for Fusion Magnets
Bending Tolerance of React&Wind Nb<sub>3</sub>Sn Conductors for Fusion Magnets Open
The react-and-wind technique for manufacturing of large Nb3Sn fusion magnets (RW) is very attractive because of the superior performance of the Nb3Sn with lower thermal strain compared to the wind-and-react technique. The procedure for mag…
View article: Performance Comparison of Cables With Partial Transposition
Performance Comparison of Cables With Partial Transposition Open
The need of full transposition of the current carrying elements (strands) in large cables is frequently retained as top design criterion for conductors operating in pulsed mode. However, when the transposition error, i.e., the inductance d…
View article: Quench Detection and Temperature Measurement With Fiber Optic Sensors
Quench Detection and Temperature Measurement With Fiber Optic Sensors Open
For the EU DEMO conductor testing, a temperature sensor based on Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) optical fiber is studied at the EPFL Swiss Plasma Center. The SULTAN test facility has been upgraded to use fiber optic sensor for temperature monit…
View article: Antibodies against Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato in Clinically Healthy and Sick Horses: First Report from the Czech Republic
Antibodies against Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato in Clinically Healthy and Sick Horses: First Report from the Czech Republic Open
Lyme disease, caused by some strains of bacterial spirochetes Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (Bbsl), affects humans but also domestic animals including horses. The primary pathogens in horses in Europe are B. afzelii, B. garinii and B. bu…
View article: Quench experiments on sub-size HTS Cable-In-Conduit Conductors for fusion applications: Data analysis and model validation
Quench experiments on sub-size HTS Cable-In-Conduit Conductors for fusion applications: Data analysis and model validation Open
The recent experimental campaign, carried out in the upgraded SULTAN facility and supported by EUROfusion, investigated quench propagation in high field, sub-size HTS Cable-In-Conduit Conductors. The available experimental data consist of …
View article: Performance review of the joints for the ITER poloidal field coils
Performance review of the joints for the ITER poloidal field coils Open
For large scale magnets wound with cable-in-conduit conductors, the safe operation of the joints is of paramount importance to guarantee adequate reliability and stability margin of the whole magnet. For this reason, during the R&D activit…
View article: Parametric Studies of the EU DEMO Central Solenoid
Parametric Studies of the EU DEMO Central Solenoid Open
The Central Solenoid (CS) is at the core of the EU DEMO tokamak, and has a strong impact on the tokamak design and the overall machine size. By ramping its current, the CS generates a change of magnetic flux, which initiates the plasma, an…
View article: Experimental study of stability, quench propagation and detection methods on 15 kA sub-scale HTS fusion conductors in SULTAN
Experimental study of stability, quench propagation and detection methods on 15 kA sub-scale HTS fusion conductors in SULTAN Open
High-temperature superconductors (HTSs) enable exclusive operating conditions for fusion magnets, boosting their performance up to 20 T generated magnetic fields in the temperature range from 4 K to 20 K. One of the main technological issu…
View article: Thermal-hydraulic analysis of alternative cable-in-conduit conductors for the European DEMO hybrid central solenoid
Thermal-hydraulic analysis of alternative cable-in-conduit conductors for the European DEMO hybrid central solenoid Open
A hybrid design of the Central Solenoid is under study within the conceptual design phase of the European DEMO fusion reactor. It is based on HTS conductors in the innermost high-field layers, and Nb3Sn and NbTi conductors for field values…
View article: Performance of the Cable-in-Conduit Conductors for Super-X Test Facility
Performance of the Cable-in-Conduit Conductors for Super-X Test Facility Open
Following the conceptual design, the engineering design of the dc magnet and cable-in-conduit conductor (CICC) for the Super-X test facility has been done in 2021. Totally three types of conductors with different structures were designed f…
View article: Genotype Diversity, Wild Bird-to-Poultry Transmissions, and Farm-to-Farm Carryover during the Spread of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 in the Czech Republic in 2021/2022
Genotype Diversity, Wild Bird-to-Poultry Transmissions, and Farm-to-Farm Carryover during the Spread of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 in the Czech Republic in 2021/2022 Open
In 2021/2022, the re-emergence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) occurred in Europe. The outbreak was seeded from two sources, resident and reintroduced viruses, which is unprecedented in the recorded history of avian influenza. …
View article: Experimental Assessment of the Thermal Strain Distribution in Nb3Sn React & Wind Conductor Prototype for European DEMO
Experimental Assessment of the Thermal Strain Distribution in Nb3Sn React & Wind Conductor Prototype for European DEMO Open
The measured data, processed data and metadata related to the publication "Experimental Assessment of the Thermal Strain Distribution in Nb3Sn React & Wind Conductor Prototype for European DEMO" (doi: 10.1109/TASC.2022.3141699) are uploade…
View article: Experimental Assessment of the Thermal Strain Distribution in Nb3Sn React & Wind Conductor Prototype for European DEMO
Experimental Assessment of the Thermal Strain Distribution in Nb3Sn React & Wind Conductor Prototype for European DEMO Open
The measured data, processed data and metadata related to the publication "Experimental Assessment of the Thermal Strain Distribution in Nb3Sn React & Wind Conductor Prototype for European DEMO" (doi: 10.1109/TASC.2022.3141699) are uploade…
View article: Updates on CEA Design and Experimental Activities on EU DEMO TF System
Updates on CEA Design and Experimental Activities on EU DEMO TF System Open
In the framework of EU design activities for dimensioning the future fusion DEMOnstration reactor (DEMO), in-depth analyses were conducted in EUROfusion context, aiming to define the design of the DEMO magnets system. For the last DEMO bas…