Engineering Accomplishments in the Construction of NCSX
The National Compact Stellarator Experiment (NCSX) was designed to test a compact, quasiaxisymmetric stellarator configuration. Flexibility and accurate realization of its complex 3D geometry were key requirements affecting the design and construction. While the project was terminated before completing construction, there were significant engineering accomplishments in design, fabrication, and assembly. The design of the stellarator core device was completed. All of the modular coils, toroidal field coils, and vacuum vessel sectors were fabricated. Critical assembly steps were demonstrated. Engineering advances were made in the application of CAD modeling, structural analysis, and accurate fabrication of complex-shaped components and subassemblies. The engineering accomplishments of the project are summarized
- Research Organization:
- Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC)
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC02-76CH03073
- OSTI ID:
- 938804
- Report Number(s):
- PPPL-4350; TRN: US0806133
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Conference of Technology of Fusion Energy, San Francisco, CA (Sept. 28 - Oct 2, 2008); Related Information: Invited paper
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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