Abstract
The toroidal field (TF) system of JT-60SA tokamak comprises 18 NbTi superconducting coils. In each TF coil, 6 cable-in-conduit conductor (CICC) lengths are wound into 6 double-pancakes and carry a nominal current of 25.7 kA at a temperature of 4.7 K. Each coil is tested in the cold test facility (CEA Saclay), up to quench. A SuperMagnet (CryoSoft) model has been developed, each of the 12 pancakes being modeled with THEA and cryogenic circuit being modeled with FLOWER. The experiments showed that helium inlet temperature increases until quench triggering at about 7.5 K on C11 and C13, with quench starting on a lateral and on a central pancake, respectively. Each test has been simulated, applying (or not) a realistic heat load from casing to winding pack that was estimated from experimental measurements. A parametric analysis has been performed, considering realistic or null heat flux deposition, variation of friction factor (in fabrication quality range), and CICC critical current density (in strand Jc performance range). This last parameter was found to have the largest impact on the localization of the first quenched pancake (central or lateral).