Task III: UCSD/DIII-D/Textor FY-97-98 Accomplishments
OAK (B204) Task III: UCSD/DIII-D/Textor FY-97-98 Accomplishments. A comprehensive report on the physics of pump limiters and particularly, the characterization of ALT-II, was published in Nuclear Fusion, bringing the project to a closure. The performance of the toroidal pump limiter was characterized under full auxiliary heating of 7 MW of NBI and ICRH and full pumping, as stated in the project milestones. Relevant highlights are: (1) Pumping with ALT-II allows for density control. (2) The achieved exhaust efficiency is 4% during NBI operation and near 2% during OH or ICRH operation. (3) We have shown that an exhaust efficiency of 2% is sufficient to satisfy the ash removal requirements of fusion reactors. (4) The plasma particle efflux and the pumped flux both increase with density and heating power. (5) The particle confinement time is less than the energy confinement time by a factor of 4. In summary, pumped belt limiters could provide the density control and ash exhaust requirements of fusion reactors.
- Research Organization:
- UC-San Diego (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- US Department of Energy (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG03-95ER54302
- OSTI ID:
- 762733
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 5 Sep 2000
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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