Design and Performance of the First Dual-Coil Magnet at the Wuhan National High Magnetic Field Center

The first 80 T dual-coil magnet was manufactured and tested at the Wuhan National High Magnetic Field Center (WHMFC). The inner coil consists of 8 layers of 2.8 mm × 4.3 mm CuNb microcomposite wire developed in China; the bore diameter is 14 mm and the outer diameter 135 mm. The outer coil was wound directly on the inner coil with 12 layers of 3 mm × 6 mm soft copper. Each conductor layer of both coils was reinforced by Zylon/epoxy composite. The inner and outer coil were driven by a 1.6 MJ/5.12 mF capacitor bank and by eight 1 MJ/3.2 mF modules, respectively. At the voltage of 14.3 kV for the inner coil and 22 kV for the outer coil, the inner and outer coils produced peak fields of 48.5 T and 34.5 T respectively, which gave a total field of 83 T. This was the first combined operation of the new capacitor banks installed at the WHMFC. We present details of the design, manufacture and test of the dual-coil magnet and discuss crucial material properties. Based on this experience, a second dual-coil magnet will be designed; the enhanced design will be discussed. With the total energy of 12.6 MJ, peak field up to 90 T is expected.