Scientific basis and engineering design to accommodate disruption and halo current loads for the DIII-D tokamak
Plasma disruptions and halo current events apply sudden impulsive forces to the interior structures and vacuum vessel walls of tokamaks. These forces arise when induced toroidal currents and attached poloidal halo currents in plasma facing components interact with the poloidal and toroidal magnetic fields respectively. Increasing understanding of plasma disruptions and halo current events has been developed from experiments on DIII-D and other machines. Although the understanding has improved, these events must be planned for in system design because there is no assurance that these events can be eliminated in the operation of tokamaks. Increased understanding has allowed an improved focus of engineering designs.
- Research Organization:
- General Atomics, San Diego, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Research, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-89ER51114
- OSTI ID:
- 425347
- Report Number(s):
- GA-A-22451; CONF-960944-4; ON: DE97001821; TRN: 97:003060
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: SOFT `96: 19. symposium on fusion technology, Lisbon (Portugal), 16-20 Sep 1996; Other Information: PBD: Oct 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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