Mechanical design of a low β superconducting elliptical cavity for CSNS-II

Background A lowβsuperconducting elliptical cavity was designed for the China Spallation Neutron Source phase II project(CSNS-II).Methods The method to improve the mechanical stability of the lowβsuperconducting elliptical cavity was introduced,and the corresponding mechanical design was given.The software COMSOL Multiphysics and ANSYS APDL were used to calculate the static Lorentz force detuning factor k_(L)(LFD)and the helium pressure sensitivity factor k_(p)(DFDP)of the bare cavity,which were−4.71 Hz(MV/m)^(−2) and−21.1 Hz/mbar,respectively.The double-ring stiffeners reinforcement scheme was adopted.Results The radii of the double-ring stiffeners were 70 and 135 mm,respectively.The structure design of the helium vessel of the cavity was given.The following is the mechanical parameters of the reinforced cavity,the tuning sensitivity is 199.8 kHz/mm,longitudinal stiffness is 4.76kN/mm,k_(L) and k_(p) were−1.39 Hz(MV/m)^(−2) and 4.67 Hz/mbar,respectively,which met the operating requirements.The tuning sensitivity and stiffness of the reinforced cavity with different wall thicknesses were optimized,and the final wall thickness was selected as 4 mm.Conclusion The mechanical design of CSNS-II 648 MHz five-cell lowβsuperconducting elliptical cavity was introduced systematically in the paper.The LFD,DFDP,and the maximum surface stress of the cavity were reduced by optimizing the cavity wall thickness and the position of the double-ring stiffeners.The reinforced cavity met operational requirements.