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Poloidal magnetics of compact ignition tokamaks

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OSTI ID:5796145

The present compact ignition tokamak (CIT) design point (R = 1.225 m, a = 0.454 m, B = 10.4 T, I = 10 MA) is optimized with respect to device size for limiter operation. The CIT poloidal field (PF) system is designed for both limiter and divertor (at I = 9 MA) scenarios. Forming a poloidal separatrix within the limiter vacuum chamber requires a divertor plasma elongation kappa = 2.0 and almost twice the PF energy as the limiter case. This study examines the dependence of PF system characteristics on the plasma elongation within the context of design points optimized for divertor operation. It is shown that higher elongation kappa = 2.0 considerably simplifies the CIT poloidal magnetic systems subject to device design constraints.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-84OR21400
OSTI ID:
5796145
Report Number(s):
CONF-861110-4-Vugraphs; ON: DE88001774
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English