Influence of thermophysical properties on the thermal stability of insulated composite superconducting tape

The effect of thermal conductivity and heat capacity on thermal stability of Nb-Ti tape superconductor stabilized with copper and subjected to transient thermal disturbance, was numerically investigated. The problem was solved by using the three- dimensional heat conduction equation. The results show that the anisotropy of thermophysical properties of the superconductor have significant effect on the thermal stability. It is found that the thermal stability of the tape is improved by increasing the heat capacity and decreasing the thermal conductivity. The best limits for anisotrpy factors α _k and α _c are (1.0; 1.5) and (2.0; 2.5), respectively.