MgB2 is one of the most promising materials for superconducting bulk applications. However, thermomagnetic instabilities can arise in the material because of its low heat capacity and thermal conductivity as well as its high critical current density. Being able to predict these phenomena, can guide and optimize MgB2-based devices for magnetic flux shielding or trapping applications. In this work, the flux-jump occurrence in an MgB2 cup-shaped shield is numerically studied using the finite element method by means of the commercial software COMSOL 6.0 Multiphysics®. To this aim, we developed a 2D axial-symmetric model coupling the heat diffusion equation and the magnetic equations based on a magnetic vector-potential ($\vec{A}$) formulation. The comparison of the computed shielding curves with the experimental ones evidenced a good agreement between the two sets of data at different temperatures and positions along the shield's axis. The as-validated model was then exploited to investigate possible optimization routes via the improvement of both the thermal conductivity of the material and the thermal exchange between the device and the cooling stage.

Numerical study on flux-jump occurrence in a cup-shaped MgB2 bulk for magnetic shielding applications / Fracasso, M; Gömöry, F; Solovyov, M; Gerbaldo, R; Ghigo, G; Laviano, F; Sparacio, S; Torsello, D; Gozzelino, L. - In: SUPERCONDUCTOR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY. - ISSN 0953-2048. - 36:4(2023), p. 044001. [10.1088/1361-6668/acbac5]

### Numerical study on flux-jump occurrence in a cup-shaped MgB2 bulk for magnetic shielding applications

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MgB2 is one of the most promising materials for superconducting bulk applications. However, thermomagnetic instabilities can arise in the material because of its low heat capacity and thermal conductivity as well as its high critical current density. Being able to predict these phenomena, can guide and optimize MgB2-based devices for magnetic flux shielding or trapping applications. In this work, the flux-jump occurrence in an MgB2 cup-shaped shield is numerically studied using the finite element method by means of the commercial software COMSOL 6.0 Multiphysics®. To this aim, we developed a 2D axial-symmetric model coupling the heat diffusion equation and the magnetic equations based on a magnetic vector-potential ($\vec{A}$) formulation. The comparison of the computed shielding curves with the experimental ones evidenced a good agreement between the two sets of data at different temperatures and positions along the shield's axis. The as-validated model was then exploited to investigate possible optimization routes via the improvement of both the thermal conductivity of the material and the thermal exchange between the device and the cooling stage.
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