RF-driven tokamak reactor with sub-ignited, thermally stable operation
A Radio-Frequency Driven Tokamak Reactor (RFDTR) can use RF-power, programmed by a delayed temperature measurement, to thermally stabilize a power equilibrium below ignition, and to drive a steady state current. We propose the parameters for such a device generating approx. = 1600 MW thermal power and operating with Q approx. = 40 (= power out/power in). A one temperature zero-dimensional model allows simple analytical formulation of the problem. The relevance of injected impurities for locating the equilibrium is discussed. We present the results of a one-dimensional (radial) code which includes the deposition of the supplementary power, and compare with our zero-dimensional model.
- Research Organization:
- Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States). Plasma Science and Fusion Center
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-78ET51013
- OSTI ID:
- 6084925
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/ET/51013-8; PFC/RR-81-6; ON: DE81029437; TRN: 81-015762
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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