Pulsed magnet design software

In order to design pulsed field magnets with internal reinforcement, the co nstruction parameters (material selection, thickness of reinforcements, etc .) must be optimized. Therefore we have combined in a single, user-friendly package the different aspects of pulsed magnet design by means of a VISUAL BASIC shell. At the basis of the program are the three FORTRAN codes, whic h calculate the field distribution and basic coil parameters, the discharge of a capacitor bank into the coil, and the stress distribution in the mid- plane of the coil (including winding pre-stress, thermal expansion and plas tic deformation). Stress and strain are calculated both at peak field and a fter the pulse. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.