A DATA-BASE OF MAGNET FAILURES AND ITS RELEVANCE TO MAGNET DESIGN

This data base of magnet failures is the formalization of a process th at began a number of years ago as an effort to see what could be learn ed From failures to assist in the design process for new magnet system s, whether they were one-of-a-kind or the next In a series. The learni ng and evaluation process applies equally to resistive and to supercon ducting magnets and both are represented in the data base, The informa tion has been obtained from numerous sources including open literature and from a survey of members of this community, The updated study was performed with a particular fetus of assessing the safety potential o f magnet systems for magnetically levitated vehicles.