Research on a Manufacturing Process for Making Long, Continuous, High Temperature Superconducting Wires and Tapes

超导是一种现象，在过去的几年里得到了极大的宣传。高温氧化物超导材料的实际应用还处于发展的早期阶段。对于这些氧化物材料的应用，必须有一种允许生产长的、连续的、均匀的线材和带材的制造工艺。这项研究将探索一种独特的管状导线制造工艺，可以生产无限长度的超导导线。这一独特的制造工艺旨在克服传统制造方法在固定长度的中空管中包装粉末的问题，并可应用于任何超导粉末和护套材料的组合。这一过程将使用BiPbSrCaCuO粉末和银套进行研究。将对超导导线的一致性和均匀性进行评估。这项研究的结果将极大地加速高温超导体的使用，因为长而均匀的超导导线将可用于制造磁铁、电机、发电机和磁共振成像设备。

Superconductivity is a phenomenon that has had tremendous publicity over the last few years. The practical application of high temperature oxide superconducting materials is in the early stages of development. For these oxide materials to be applied, there must be a manufacturing process that allows the production of long, continuous, uniform wires and strips. This research will explore a unique tubular wire manufacturing process that can allow the production of unlimited length superconducting wires. This unique manufacturing process is intended to overcome the problems with the conventional manufacturing method of packing a powder in a fixed-length hollow tube, and can be applied to any superconducting powder and sheath material combination. This process will be researched using the Bi-Pb-Sr-Ca-Cu-O powder and Silver Sheath. The consistency and the uniformity of superconducting wires will be evaluated. The results of this research will greatly accelerate the use of high temperature superconductors because long uniform superconducting wires will be available for the manufacture of magnets, motors, generators, and magnetic resonance imaging equipment.