Pub Date : 2025-12-15DOI: 10.1016/j.cryogenics.2025.104267
Wei Zhou , Zhihua Zhang , Weiwei Zhang , Wei Liu , Donghui Liu
The racetrack NbTi superconducting coil is a critical component for high-field magnet applications especially maglev trains, yet its stable operation at 4.2 K presents significant challenges under mechanical and electromagnetic loads. The frictional heat generated at internal contact interfaces poses a particular threat to thermal stability, potentially leading to quench. This paper develops a sequential multiscale framework to investigate the coupled thermo-mechanical responses of the coil. A microscopic representative volume element (RVE) of the NbTi strand is established and homogenized to derive equivalent orthotropic properties, which are applied in the macroscopic finite element model of the racetrack coil. The coupled analysis is performed considering different contact settings under both external pressure and electromagnetic force loading conditions. The study highlights that internal strand contacts cause evident increase in local contact pressure and temperature, with the latter rising to 26.5 K under pressure loading condition, far exceeding the NbTi critical temperature. The critical contact pressure threshold is identified, beyond which rapid temperature escalation occurs. The temperature dependence is also discussed to evaluate the material variation. The proposed method provides an effective tool for assessing the multiscale thermo-mechanical behavior of superconducting coils and offers valuable insights for magnet design and stability optimization.
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Pub Date : 2025-12-13DOI: 10.1016/j.cryogenics.2025.104262
Yanpi Lin , Jiahao Xu , Desheng Lin , Xiaojun Li , Zuchao Zhu
As a key component of the aviation propellant supply system, the liquid oxygen (LO2) pump has characteristics of cryogenic and high oxidizing properties. With the development of aviation propulsion technology, performance requirements for LO2 pump have shifted from a focus on high pressure ratio to the need for lightweight design, high reliability, and wide operational adaptability. This study has developed an integrated electric LO2 pump with a wide flow adjustment capability of 1:20. The pump eliminates the mechanical seal structure and it is driven by a cryogenic, high-speed permanent magnet motor, with the pump and motor arranged coaxially, which achieves small axial length, light weight and high reliability. The motor rotor is directly immersed in the medium, allowing the medium to lubricate and cool the motor bearings. A shielding sleeve is installed on the inner wall of the motor stator to completely isolate the stator from the medium and achieve leakage free. This study can provide technical support for the application of integrated high-speed electric liquid oxygen pump technology in the aviation field.
{"title":"Development of an integrated electric LO2 pump with wide operational adaptability","authors":"Yanpi Lin , Jiahao Xu , Desheng Lin , Xiaojun Li , Zuchao Zhu","doi":"10.1016/j.cryogenics.2025.104262","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cryogenics.2025.104262","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>As a key component of the aviation propellant supply system, the liquid oxygen (LO<sub>2</sub>) pump has characteristics of cryogenic and high oxidizing properties. With the development of aviation propulsion technology, performance requirements for LO<sub>2</sub> pump have shifted from a focus on high pressure ratio to the need for lightweight design, high reliability, and wide operational adaptability. This study has developed an integrated electric LO<sub>2</sub> pump with a wide flow adjustment capability of 1:20. The pump eliminates the mechanical seal structure and it is driven by a cryogenic, high-speed permanent magnet motor, with the pump and motor arranged coaxially, which achieves small axial length, light weight and high reliability. The motor rotor is directly immersed in the medium, allowing the medium to lubricate and cool the motor bearings. A shielding sleeve is installed on the inner wall of the motor stator to completely isolate the stator from the medium and achieve leakage free. This study can provide technical support for the application of integrated high-speed electric liquid oxygen pump technology in the aviation field.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":10812,"journal":{"name":"Cryogenics","volume":"153 ","pages":"Article 104262"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145786875","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The reliable utilization of structural alloys at cryogenic temperatures is limited by discontinuous plastic flow (DPF), a phenomenon that induces strain localization and compromises mechanical stability. This study examines the DPF behavior of 316LN stainless steel at 20 K across a range of quasi-static strain rates (3 × 10−5 to 6 × 10−4 s−1) using a cryocooler environment. By integrating digital image correlation (DIC) with an elastoplastic constitutive model optimized via the Newton-Raphson method, this study quantitatively resolved the transient two-dimensional (2D) stress and strain fields on the specimen surface. The results identify two distinct DPF regimes: at higher strain rates within the quasi-static range, thermal accumulation moderates the flow stress, leading to gradual stress decay and transient strain localization. Conversely, at lower rates, the conditions promote abrupt stress drops accompanied by the formation of banded strain structures that impart lasting mechanical heterogeneity. This work establishes a correlation between strain rate, thermal dissipation, and DPF morphology, thereby providing a foundational framework for predicting and mitigating unstable flow in cryogenic applications.
{"title":"Characterizing strain-rate effects on discontinuous plastic flow in 316LN via digital image correlation with cryocooler cooling","authors":"Liancheng Xie , Shanshan Wu , Zhen Geng , Jijun Xin , Zhiyuan Liang , Linjie Zhang , Bixi Li , Zichun Huang , Hengcheng Zhang , Hao Zhang , Wei Wang , Fuzhi Shen","doi":"10.1016/j.cryogenics.2025.104264","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cryogenics.2025.104264","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The reliable utilization of structural alloys at cryogenic temperatures is limited by discontinuous plastic flow (DPF), a phenomenon that induces strain localization and compromises mechanical stability. This study examines the DPF behavior of 316LN stainless steel at 20 K across a range of quasi-static strain rates (3 × 10<sup>−5</sup> to 6 × 10<sup>−4</sup> s<sup>−1</sup>) using a cryocooler environment. By integrating digital image correlation (DIC) with an elastoplastic constitutive model optimized via the Newton-Raphson method, this study quantitatively resolved the transient two-dimensional (2D) stress and strain fields on the specimen surface. The results identify two distinct DPF regimes: at higher strain rates within the quasi-static range, thermal accumulation moderates the flow stress, leading to gradual stress decay and transient strain localization. Conversely, at lower rates, the conditions promote abrupt stress drops accompanied by the formation of banded strain structures that impart lasting mechanical heterogeneity. This work establishes a correlation between strain rate, thermal dissipation, and DPF morphology, thereby providing a foundational framework for predicting and mitigating unstable flow in cryogenic applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":10812,"journal":{"name":"Cryogenics","volume":"153 ","pages":"Article 104264"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145786871","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-11DOI: 10.1016/j.cryogenics.2025.104263
Lihao Liu , Shuai Zhang , Pengbo Zhou , Zhibo Zhao , Ruichen Wang , Guangtong Ma
No-insulation (NI) high-temperature superconducting (HTS) coils are widely used in many applications because of their higher current density, excellent mechanical properties, and self-protection capability. However, because their current transmission path is not unique, the modeling of NI coils becomes more complex compared to the insulated one. In this paper, we have established a field-circuit coupling model based on the - formulation and validated its accuracy during both transient charging/discharging and external magnetic field exposures. The results indicate that the proposed model is capable of effectively characterizing the overall behavior and local characteristics of the NI HTS coils. Specifically, the local properties are validated against AC loss measurements under external alternating magnetic fields. Based on the developed model, a small-scale pancake NI coil was fabricated to investigate the factors governing the AC losses in such small pancake coils under both radial and axial background magnetic fields with DC transport current. Results reveal that axial fields induce significantly higher AC losses in NI coils compared to radial fields. Notably, under radial magnetic fields, the loss patterns of NI coils exhibit negligible differences from those of insulated coils. These insights contribute to magnetic field configuration optimization and loss management in NI coil applications.
{"title":"AC losses characterization of current-carrying NI HTS coils under radial and axial magnetic fields by a field-circuit coupled model","authors":"Lihao Liu , Shuai Zhang , Pengbo Zhou , Zhibo Zhao , Ruichen Wang , Guangtong Ma","doi":"10.1016/j.cryogenics.2025.104263","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cryogenics.2025.104263","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>No-insulation (NI) high-temperature superconducting (HTS) coils are widely used in many applications because of their higher current density, excellent mechanical properties, and self-protection capability. However, because their current transmission path is not unique, the modeling of NI coils becomes more complex compared to the insulated one. In this paper, we have established a field-circuit coupling model based on the <span><math><mrow><mi>J</mi></mrow></math></span>-<span><math><mrow><mi>A</mi></mrow></math></span> formulation and validated its accuracy during both transient charging/discharging and external magnetic field exposures. The results indicate that the proposed model is capable of effectively characterizing the overall behavior and local characteristics of the NI HTS coils. Specifically, the local properties are validated against AC loss measurements under external alternating magnetic fields. Based on the developed model, a small-scale pancake NI coil was fabricated to investigate the factors governing the AC losses in such small pancake coils under both radial and axial background magnetic fields with DC transport current. Results reveal that axial fields induce significantly higher AC losses in NI coils compared to radial fields. Notably, under radial magnetic fields, the loss patterns of NI coils exhibit negligible differences from those of insulated coils. These insights contribute to magnetic field configuration optimization and loss management in NI coil applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":10812,"journal":{"name":"Cryogenics","volume":"153 ","pages":"Article 104263"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-12-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145786876","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-11DOI: 10.1016/j.cryogenics.2025.104241
Erick Moreno Resendiz , Nikhil Dani , Prasanna Jayaramu , Sarada Kuravi , Vimal Chaitanya , Mark Zagarola , Edgar R. Canavan , Krishna Kota
A theoretical framework has been developed for designing printed circuit-type heat exchangers (PCHE) used for heat recuperation in DC-type space cryocoolers. Unlike conventional recuperative heat exchanger (RHEX) models, this new approach comprehensively integrates all the design considerations of thermal, fluid, structural and size, weight, and power (SWaP) within a broad design space. In addition, it uniquely evaluates performance using three key design criteria: effectiveness, entropy generation, and the goodness factor, which were typically treated in isolation in prior models. The model has been validated against existing experimental data for heat exchangers and focuses on optimizing the RHEX’s geometric parameters—the channel length, width, height, and number—to maximize heat transfer while minimizing pressure drop, all within stringently defined design thresholds of a state-of-the-art reverse Brayton cryocooler. From an effectiveness standpoint, the optimal design favors fewer but longer channels, increasing heat transfer area, and reducing axial wall conduction. In contrast, minimizing entropy generation leads to a design with an increased number of shorter channels, which lowers the mass flow rate per channel and associated pressure drop. However, the goodness factor is mainly influenced by the aspect ratio of the channel rather than the absolute dimensions. Ultimately, the study reveals the following: (1) it is important to simultaneously include all of the design considerations for proper design and (2) optimizing for all three design criteria simultaneously is inherently challenging. As a result, RHEX design must prioritize the most relevant performance metric based on the specific requirements of the intended application instead of randomly choosing either effectiveness, entropy generation, or goodness factor as the guiding metric. The physical reasons behind the findings are also discussed.
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Accurate prediction of the behaviour of irradiated stainless-steel components operating at cryogenic temperatures is of fundamental importance for the scientific community engaged in the design and construction of superconducting particle accelerators. The high-field magnet structures employed in these systems are manufactured from metastable austenitic stainless steels, which are susceptible to strain-induced fcc-bcc martensitic transformation under extreme thermal and mechanical conditions. In addition, exposure to high-energy particle beams and the associated generation of secondary particle fluxes give rise to nano- and micro-scale radiation damage, originating from interactions between incident particles and the crystal lattice. A central challenge in understanding the mechanical response of these materials lies in quantifying radiation-induced hardening, which is governed by microstructural mechanisms such as the interaction of dislocations with irradiation-generated defects and secondary-phase precipitates. To investigate the effect of irradiation on the hardening behaviour of two-phase alloys, a closed-form analytical solution for the uniaxial stress state is particularly advantageous. Accordingly, a multiaxial constitutive model capturing plastic-strain-driven fcc-bcc phase transformation, together with a physically based model describing the evolution of radiation-induced defect populations, has been developed. On this basis, an original hardening model, formulated within a mean-field framework and grounded in the Orowan mechanism, has been proposed. Model predictions were evaluated against experimental data obtained both in-house and from the literature to ensure accurate calibration. The progression of microstructural changes accompanying the strain-induced transformation, as well as the accumulation of radiation damage, was examined in detail.
{"title":"Phase transformation and radiation-induced hardening in austenitic stainless steels at cryogenic temperatures","authors":"Błażej Skoczeń , Elwira Schmidt , Rafał Schmidt , Angelika Kaciuba","doi":"10.1016/j.cryogenics.2025.104258","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cryogenics.2025.104258","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Accurate prediction of the behaviour of irradiated stainless-steel components operating at cryogenic temperatures is of fundamental importance for the scientific community engaged in the design and construction of superconducting particle accelerators. The high-field magnet structures employed in these systems are manufactured from metastable austenitic stainless steels, which are susceptible to strain-induced fcc-bcc martensitic transformation under extreme thermal and mechanical conditions. In addition, exposure to high-energy particle beams and the associated generation of secondary particle fluxes give rise to nano- and micro-scale radiation damage, originating from interactions between incident particles and the crystal lattice. A central challenge in understanding the mechanical response of these materials lies in quantifying radiation-induced hardening, which is governed by microstructural mechanisms such as the interaction of dislocations with irradiation-generated defects and secondary-phase precipitates. To investigate the effect of irradiation on the hardening behaviour of two-phase alloys, a closed-form analytical solution for the uniaxial stress state is particularly advantageous. Accordingly, a multiaxial constitutive model capturing plastic-strain-driven fcc-bcc phase transformation, together with a physically based model describing the evolution of radiation-induced defect populations, has been developed. On this basis, an original hardening model, formulated within a mean-field framework and grounded in the Orowan mechanism, has been proposed. Model predictions were evaluated against experimental data obtained both in-house and from the literature to ensure accurate calibration. The progression of microstructural changes accompanying the strain-induced transformation, as well as the accumulation of radiation damage, was examined in detail.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":10812,"journal":{"name":"Cryogenics","volume":"153 ","pages":"Article 104258"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145732961","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-08DOI: 10.1016/j.cryogenics.2025.104256
Min Seok Kim, Min-Seok Kim, Jang Hyun Lee
This study presents a comprehensive modelling and validation framework for accurate prediction of boil-off gas (BOG) in open-vent (quasi-isobaric) cryogenic liquid tanks containing LNG, LH2, or LN2. A multi-zone thermodynamic model (M–TDM) partitions the tank into vapour, interfacial, and liquid zones and couples them through a thermal-resistance network that resolves zone-specific, time-varying heat ingress as the instantaneous filling height evolves.
Whereas conventional TDM models estimate BOG with emphasis on total heat input and latent heat, the proposed M–TDM provides a more detailed treatment by explicitly modelling convective heat-transfer coefficients and effective contact areas, and by decomposing heat ingress into wall–to–liquid, wall–to–vapour, and interfacial components.
To verify the model’s predictive capability, experimental validation was conducted under open-vent operation using a horizontal Type-C LN2 tank at three initial filling ratios (50%, 65%, and 80%), allowing quantitative comparison of time-dependent BOG rates. The M–TDM accurately reproduces the measured BOG trends with average errors below 5.4%, while achieving substantial computational efficiency—reducing the runtime from approximately 2.5 h (as required by SINDA/FLUINT) to about 10 s.
In particular, the results highlight that BOG generation is more strongly governed by the evolving wetted surface area and interfacial heat-transfer dynamics than by the initial fill level alone, offering new physical insights into cryogenic tank behavior. These findings demonstrate that the M–TDM, when combined with experimental validation and physical interpretation of filling-height effects, serves not merely as a numerical tool but as a physically grounded, experimentally supported methodology for insulation design, BOG management, and cryogenic system optimization.
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Pub Date : 2025-12-06DOI: 10.1016/j.cryogenics.2025.104257
MohammadBagher Mahtabi , Mojtaba Roshan , Md Muhiul Islam Muhit , Alireza Behvar , Meysam Haghshenas
As a high-throughput fatigue data generation testing technique, ultrasonic fatigue (USF) testing at 20 kHz enables rapid evaluation of fatigue behavior, particularly in the high cycle fatigue (HCF) and very high cycle fatigue (VHCF) regimes. As temperature strongly influences deformation and fracture mechanisms, and given that many components in service experience cyclic loading under both ambient and non-ambient conditions, studying environment-dependent USF in the high-temperature isothermal and subzero cryogenic regimes has become essential for assessing damage mechanisms under extreme operating environments. At cryogenic temperatures, in particular, many materials exhibit increased stiffness and reduced fracture toughness, which often shift fatigue crack initiation from interior defects, typical of room-temperature HCF and VHCF, to surface or near-surface regions dominated by brittle cleavage or limited plasticity. This review establishes recent progress in cryogenic USF, emphasizing advances in testing methods, thermal management, and mechanistic understanding of crack initiation. It demonstrates that low-temperature USF not only accelerates fatigue assessment but also exposes how reduced temperature alters deformation and crack-initiation pathways, offering new insights for materials design and qualification in aerospace, cryogenic, and high-frequency engineering applications.
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Pub Date : 2025-12-04DOI: 10.1016/j.cryogenics.2025.104261
Jinhao Shi , Jiulong Zhang , Jingfeng Zhang , Chao Zhou , Jiaxin Li , Shaoqing Wei , Zuoguang Li , Zhan Zhang
To investigate the bending and torsion properties of REBCO Brickwall-type multi-filamentary tapes, this study employed roll-to-roll ultraviolet picosecond laser cutting technology to fabricate Brickwall-type 3-filament, 6-filament, and 10-filament tapes using a 1.00 mm cutting slot length and spacing. The current-carrying performance of these tapes under bending and torsion conditions was tested and analyzed, respectively. Experimental results indicate that, under 77 K and self-field conditions, the Brickwall-type multi-filamentary tapes exhibit excellent stability in current-carrying performance, with the critical current degradation rate controlled within 5.00 %, thereby retaining the original current-carrying capacity of the tapes. Results of the bending tests showed that the compressive bending strain tolerance of the samples reaches 1.17 % (with a bending radius of 3.00 mm); meanwhile, their tensile bending strain tolerance decreases significantly as the number of filaments increases. Specifically, both the non-striated tape and the 3-filament tape had a tensile bending strain tolerance of 0.397 % (with a bending radius of 6.00 mm); when the number of filaments in the tapes increased to 6 and 10, their tensile bending strain tolerance decreased to 0.341 % (with a bending radius of 7.00 mm). Results of the torsion tests demonstrated that the non-striated tape, 3-filament tape, and 6-filament tape followed a consistent degradation pattern, while the 10-filament tape showed a distinct difference. When the shear strain reached 0.304 % (corresponding to a torsion angle of 300°), the critical currents of the non-striated tape, 3-filament tape, 6-filament tape, and 10-filament tape degraded by approximately ∼ 0.859 %, ∼2.51 %, ∼ 4.80 %, and ∼ 13.8 %, respectively.
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Pub Date : 2025-12-04DOI: 10.1016/j.cryogenics.2025.104260
Yafeng Niu , Lulu Hu , Yingwen Liu , Bo Gao
Active control is a flexible and cost-effective method for mitigating the thermoacoustic instability, a common issue in cryogenic systems. Under active control, the oscillation amplitude may be effectively attenuated when the self-excited oscillatory system undergoes asynchronous quenching. In this paper, the forcing parameters were adjusted to achieve asynchronous quenching in a cryogenic helium tube system under open-loop control. When the forcing frequency deviates significantly from the self-excited frequency, it was found that as the forcing intensity increases, the system undergoes the torus-birth bifurcation, transitioning from periodic to quasi-periodic, followed by the torus-death bifurcation, transitioning from quasi-periodic to periodic, eventually locking into the external forcing. The occurrence of asynchronous quenching coincides with the torus-death bifurcation. The oscillation amplitude can be reduced by 32% before locking into external forcing. Furthermore, the response characteristics of pressure and heat absorption rate to external forcing were analyzed. The results indicate that the heat absorption rate responds more quickly to the external forcing. As the forcing intensity increases, the forced system exhibits an amplitude modulation phenomenon like “beats”. Unlike the linear superposition of self-excited oscillation and external forcing, the observed amplitude variations are found to be related to the phase difference between pressure and heat absorption rate.
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