Operating a full tungsten actively cooled tokamak: overview of WEST first phase of operation

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1741-4326/ac2525" target="_blank" >https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1741-4326/ac2525</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1741-4326/ac2525" target="_blank" >10.1088/1741-4326/ac2525</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Operating a full tungsten actively cooled tokamak: overview of WEST first phase of operation

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

WEST is an MA class superconducting, actively cooled, full tungsten (W) tokamak, designed to operate in long pulses up to 1000 s. In support of ITER operation and DEMO conceptual activities, key missions of WEST are: (i) qualification of high heat flux plasma-facing components in integrating both technological and physics aspects in relevant heat and particle exhaust conditions, particularly for the tungsten monoblocks foreseen in ITER divertor, (ii) integrated steady-state operation at high confinement, with a focus on power exhaust issues. During the phase 1 of operation (2017-2020), a set of actively cooled ITER-grade plasma facing unit prototypes was integrated into the inertially cooled W coated startup lower divertor. Up to 8.8 MW of RF power has been coupled to the plasma and divertor heat flux of up to 6 MW m(-2) were reached. Long pulse operation was started, using the upper actively cooled divertor, with a discharge of about 1 min achieved. This paper gives an overview of the results achieved in phase 1. Perspectives for phase 2, operating with the full capability of the device with the complete ITER-grade actively cooled lower divertor, are also described.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Operating a full tungsten actively cooled tokamak: overview of WEST first phase of operation

Popis výsledku anglicky

WEST is an MA class superconducting, actively cooled, full tungsten (W) tokamak, designed to operate in long pulses up to 1000 s. In support of ITER operation and DEMO conceptual activities, key missions of WEST are: (i) qualification of high heat flux plasma-facing components in integrating both technological and physics aspects in relevant heat and particle exhaust conditions, particularly for the tungsten monoblocks foreseen in ITER divertor, (ii) integrated steady-state operation at high confinement, with a focus on power exhaust issues. During the phase 1 of operation (2017-2020), a set of actively cooled ITER-grade plasma facing unit prototypes was integrated into the inertially cooled W coated startup lower divertor. Up to 8.8 MW of RF power has been coupled to the plasma and divertor heat flux of up to 6 MW m(-2) were reached. Long pulse operation was started, using the upper actively cooled divertor, with a discharge of about 1 min achieved. This paper gives an overview of the results achieved in phase 1. Perspectives for phase 2, operating with the full capability of the device with the complete ITER-grade actively cooled lower divertor, are also described.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

10305 - Fluids and plasma physics (including surface physics)

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2022

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Nuclear Fusion

ISSN

0029-5515

e-ISSN

1741-4326

Svazek periodika

62

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

4

Stát vydavatele periodika

AT - Rakouská republika

Počet stran výsledku

17

Strana od-do

042007

Kód UT WoS článku

000755288400001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85125574424