Design, winding and impregnation of the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory high performance magnet

We review the capabilities for construction of high performance pulse magne ts at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (NHMFL) at Tallahassee. P articular attention is paid to a recently developed series of magnets wound with strong conductors supported by internal reinforcement. We introduced a new reinforcement scheme consisting of a Zylon(TM) fiber/epoxy composite together with the cobalt based multiphase alloy MP35N(TM). Using this new t echnology, performance is less restricted by excessive strain/stress in the midplane. Details of the design, winding, impregnation and recent test res ults are presented.