Laminated composite shell assembly for magnet applications

摘要

A uniform stiffness laminated composite shell assembly (10) includes a plurality of composite shells (C). The shells (C) are made of layers of laminates (L) of graphite-epoxy material having fibers oriented in various stacking sequences for performing different functions in the assembly (10). The shells (C) are concentrically assembled in a desired sequence with some of the adjacent ones of the shells (C) being at least equal to or greater in axial length than others thereof and with some of the shells (C) being adapted to perform a structural load bearing function while others of the shells (C) being adapted to perform a load transfer function. The desired sequence of shells (C) of the composite shell assembly (10) provides enhanced thermal insulating properties and efficient load distributing properties for enabling use of the assembly (10) as a tube suspension in a superconductive magnet.