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Twenty years of cable-in-conduit conductors: 1975–1995

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This paper reviews our progress during the last two decades in understanding cable-in-conduit conductors. The emphasis is on the physical principles governing the behavior of cable-in-conduit conductors, and no detailed mathematics is presented. The paper is constructed as a historical narrative.

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Dresner, L. Twenty years of cable-in-conduit conductors: 1975–1995. J Fusion Energ 14, 3–12 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02214029

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