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The Minimum Quench Energy MQE of a conductor may give some indication
about the likelihood of training in magnets. fe have used a numerical
solution of the heat flow equation to calculate the MQE of a single su
perconducting wire and have found the results to be in good agreement
with experiment. This model was then extended to an approximate repres
entation of Rutherford cable by including current and heat transfer be
tween strands. Reasonable agreement with experiment has been found, al
though in some cases it appears that the effective thermal contact bet
ween strands is greater than expected from electrical resistance measu
rements.