| Abstract |
A high temperature superconductor (HTS) is a material that reaches the
superconductor state at temperatures above the liquid nitrogen boiling temperature of
77K. Its resistance-free characteristics at high temperatures make it an ideal choice for the
efficient generation of high magnetic fields as the ones used in nuclear fusion reactors or
high resolution MRI. They can also make possible the development of, for instance, highly
efficient AC/DC superconductor cables and small, efficient and light-weighted electric
generators.
In all of the above applications, a quantitative knowledge of the magnetic field, current
density, temperature, heat generation, and mechanical stresses is essential for the
design of HTS devices. Moreover, due to the strong non-linearity, multi-scale and multiphysics
nature of the problem, a high performance computing (HPC) tool is required.
In this proposal, an HPC software is customized to solve the design problems proposed
by the company OXOLUTIA. This SME intends to improve its HTS products thanks to
a faster virtual prototyping facilitated by an HPC tool adapted to the cloud
infrastructure. |
