Open AccessApplication of the finite element method in the structural design of the main magnets, vacuum chambers and resonators of an open sector cyclotron
Author(s) -
J. A. v. B. Strasheim,
R.J. du Preez
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
suid-afrikaanse tydskrif vir natuurwetenskap en tegnologie/die suid-afrikaanse tydskrif vir natuurwetenskap en tegnologie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2222-4173
pISSN - 0254-3486
DOI - 10.4102/satnt.v3i1.1067
Subject(s) - magnet , cyclotron , resonator , vacuum chamber , finite element method , mechanical engineering , physics , engineering , nuclear physics , aerospace engineering , structural engineering , optics , plasma
The central role played by finite element analysis in the structural design of the main magnets, vacuum chamber and resonator of a 200 MeV open sector cyclotron facility for the National Accelerator Centre at Faure, South Africa, is described. The design evolved through a series of conceptual layouts of the structures involved. A finite element model of a main magnet, a main magnet vacuum chamber, one of a resonator, three of a resonator vacuum chamber and three of a valley vacuum chamber have been drawn up so far