3-D Temperature Distribution In Superconducting Material (IMAGE)

North Carolina State University

3-D Temperature Distribution In Superconducting Material

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This snapshot of 3-D temperature distribution within superconductive YBCO tape during a quench illustrates that the temperature gradient can be very high locally, thus requiring the multiscale modeling approach Schwartz's team developed.

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Justin Schwartz, North Carolina State University

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