Experimental stand for thermal-hydraulic tests of forced flow conductors using water at room temperature

Abstract A new installation (THETIS) for thermal-hydraulic tests of forced-flow superconducting cables used in fusion technology, such as e.g. Cable-in-Conduit Conductors (CICCs), has been prepared at West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin. The installation enables pressure drop measurements using water at room temperature in short samples of conductors in a wide range of Reynolds number. We present the new installation and demonstrate its capabilities by reporting the results of the first hydraulic test conducted on a reference sample (JT-60SA TF conductor). Further development of THETIS is foreseen to make possible measurements of heat transfer coefficients in superconducting cables.