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Innovative, Low Cost, Radiation-Resistant
Fusion Magnet Insulation--Composite
Technology Development, Inc., 2600 Campus Drive, Suite D, Lafayette, CO
80026-3359; 303-664-0394, www.ctd-materials.com
Mr. Paul
E. Fabian, Principal Investigator,
Dr.
Naseem A. Munshi, Business Official,
DOE Grant
No. DE-FG02-04ER83926
Amount:
$99,997
Newly designed and proposed
fusion magnet systems will require electrical insulation capable of withstanding
high temperatures and high radiation doses.
The lack of cost-effective, radiation-resistant insulation systems is
compromising the design and operation of these devices.
Therefore, this project will develop and formulate new, low cost organic
resins from completely new chemistries, which can be used in the vacuum pressure
impregnation (VPI) and prepreg fabrication of fusion magnet insulation.
These materials promise to be much less expensive than current insulation
materials. The new resin systems
will be evaluated for use in high radiation environments and at the cryogenic
and elevated temperatures typical of the operation fusion magnet systems.
In Phase I, low cost organic resins will be formulated and developed into
insulation resin systems for use in VPI and prepreg fabrication processes for
fusion magnets. The processing
properties of these new materials will be characterized, and their mechanical,
electrical, and thermal properties will be evaluated at cryogenic temperatures
and after exposure to elevated temperatures above 100°C.
Commercial
Applications and Other Benefits as described by the awardee:
New, low cost, VPI-compatible insulation systems, capable of withstanding
exposure to high temperatures and having improved radiation resistance and
mechanical/electrical properties should improve the viability and operation of
new fusion magnet designs.