Simulating the effects of plasma disruption with A 1 MA current pulse in a coaxial test fixture
A test fixture for simulating plasma disruptions, comprising two coaxial cylinders, has been designed for use with Argonne's electromagnetic test facility FELIX. A pulsed power supply drives a half cycle sine wave current of 10/sup 0/ A through the test fixture generating fields of < 2 T and field changes of < 1250 T s/sup -1/. The coaxial structure is 140 cm long, has an outer cylinder with an OD of 78 cm and an inner cylinder with an OD of 8.3 cm. It is surrounded by the FELIX solenoid field of 1 T. This proposed upgrade of the FELIX facility should be useful for testing the effect of plasma disruption on First Wall-Blanket-Shield (FWBS) structures; a future upgrade of the solenoid field to 4 T will allow to simulate reactor conditions even better.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL
- OSTI ID:
- 5794934
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-850310-
- Journal Information:
- Fusion Technol.; (United States), Vol. 8:1; Conference: 6. topical meeting on the technology of fusion energy, San Francisco, CA, USA, 3 Mar 1985
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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PLASMA DISRUPTION
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BEAM CURRENTS
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ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
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REACTOR COMPONENTS
SIMULATION
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