Prototype tests of the electromagnetic particle injector-2 for fast time response disruption mitigation in tokamaks

Raman, R.; Lunsford, R.; Clauser, C. F.; Jardin, S. C.; Menard, J. E.; Ono, M.

doi:10.1088/1741-4326/ac30ca

Prototype tests of the electromagnetic particle injector-2 for fast time response disruption mitigation in tokamaks

Journal Article · Thu Nov 04 00:00:00 EDT 2021 · Nuclear Fusion

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-4326/ac30ca· OSTI ID:1856181

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Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA (United States)
Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States); Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA (United States)

Predicting and controlling disruptions is an important and urgent issue for ITER. Some disruptions with a short warning time may be unavoidable. For these cases, a fast time response disruption mitigation method is essential. Experimental tests on a prototype system of a novel, rapid time-response disruption mitigation system being developed for tokamak-based reactors and as a backup option for ITER, referred to as the electromagnetic particle injector (EPI), have been able to verify the primary advantages of the concept. These are its ability to meet short warning time scales of <10 ms while attaining the projected high velocities for deep radiative payload penetration in reactor-scale plasmas. The EPI relies on an electromagnetic propulsion system. A metallic sabot is accelerated electromagnetically to the required velocities (>1 km s^-1) within 2 ms, at which point it releases a radiative payload consisting of a shell pellet or well-defined microspheres. Initial experimental tests from the prototype system show attainment of over 600 m s^-1 in about 1 ms. Finally, essential aspects of payload separation from the sabot and sabot capture have also been demonstrated at 200 m s^-1, and the method can be extended to over 2 km s^-1.

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Research Organization:: Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-09CH11466; SC0006757; FG02-99ER54519

OSTI ID:: 1856181

Journal Information:: Nuclear Fusion, Journal Name: Nuclear Fusion Journal Issue: 12 Vol. 61; ISSN 0029-5515

Publisher:: IOP ScienceCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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