Simulation and test of quench in CICC: The SMES experience

This paper summarizes the work done as part of the U.S. SMES program to simulate quench evolution on the 200 kA CICC developed by the Bechtel Team. As a large-scale CICC with a central tube, this work has led to a number of results applicable to other conductors sharing similarities with the SMES-CICC. The paper presents the evolution in computational models, since 1987 to date, and describes QUIPS, a test intended to validate these computer models. The paper concludes with observations on the directions in the field as perceived by the author.