Stability of Superconductors

In this definitive text in the field, the author gives a detailed account of the major problem of applied superconductivitiy-the stability of superconductors. His work focuses on the application of superconductiors to the construction of magnets. Students and engineers will discover the underlying principles of applied superconductivity and will learn how to solve mathematical problems with advanced methods of calculation.

List of contents

and Overview.- Material Properties.- Flux jumping.- Boiling Heat Transfer and Cryostability.- Normal Zone Propagation.- Uncooled Conductors.- Internally Cooled Superconductors.- Hydrodynamic Phenomena.- Cooling with Superfluid Helium.- Miscellaneous Problems.

Summary

In this definitive text in the field, the author gives a detailed account of the major problem of applied superconductivitiy-the stability of superconductors. His work focuses on the application of superconductiors to the construction of magnets. Students and engineers will discover the underlying principles of applied superconductivity and will learn how to solve mathematical problems with advanced methods of calculation.

Product details

• Authors: Lawrence Dresner
• Assisted by: Lawrence Dresner (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2009
• EAN: 9780306450303
• ISBN: 978-0-306-45030-3
• No. of pages: 226
• Dimensions: 164 mm x 19 mm x 239 mm
• Weight: 526 g
• Illustrations: XX, 226 p.
• Series: Selected Topics in Superconductivity; Selected Topics in Superconductivity
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Atomic physics, nuclear physics; C, Microscopy, Electrical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, spectroscopy, Solid State Physics, Spectroscopy and Microscopy, Crystallography and Scattering Methods, Testing of materials, Condensed Matter Physics, Condensed matter, Materials / States of matter, Characterization and Analytical Technique, Materials science, Characterization and Evaluation of Materials, Physics and Astronomy, Crystallography, Spectrum analysis, spectrochemistry, mass spectrometry, Scientific equipment, experiments & techniques, Superconductor;heat transfer;stability;superconductivity