Electromechanical analysis of the technology demonstrator for the IGNITEX fusion device
Conference
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· Fusion Technol.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6277432
The Texas Ignition Experiment (IGNITEX) device is a single turn coil tokamak designed to produce and control an ignited plasma using ohmic heating alone. The proposed high strength magnet system operates at a magnetic field on-axis of 20 T, using homopolar generators (HPGs), which meet the power supply requirements (150 MA, 10 V) inexpensively. In this paper, the electromechanical analysis of a scaled down prototype (1/10 scale in linear dimensions) of the IGNITEX toroidal field (TF) magnet is presented. The primary goal of the IGNITEX Technology Demonstrator (ITD) is to prove the operation of a single turn, 20 T, toroidal field coil powered by a homopolar generator power supply system of 60 MJ, 9 MA, current operating at the Center for Electromechanics. The University of Texas at Austin (CEM-UT). In order to simulate the actual operating conditions of the full-scale device, the ITD coil will be precooled at liquid nitrogen temperature and driven by the six homopolar generators in parallel. Scaling relationships have shown that electromagnetic loading mechanical and thermal loading of the coil and their relative distribution will approximate well predicted levels of the full-scale IGNITEX device.
- Research Organization:
- Center for Electromechanics, Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX (US)
- OSTI ID:
- 6277432
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-881031-
- Conference Information:
- Journal Name: Fusion Technol.; (United States) Journal Volume: 15:2
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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NITROGEN
NONMETALS
NORTH AMERICA
NUMERICAL DATA
PINCH DEVICES
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TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
TEXAS
THERMAL CYCLING
THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES
THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS
TOKAMAK DEVICES
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700202 -- Fusion Power Plant Technology-- Magnet Coils & Fields
700203* -- Fusion Power Plant Technology-- Power Supplies
Energy Storage
CLOSED PLASMA DEVICES
COMPACT IGNITION TOKAMAK
DATA
ELECTRIC COILS
ELECTRIC GENERATORS
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
ELEMENTS
EQUIPMENT
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FEDERAL REGION VI
INFORMATION
MAGNET COILS
MAGNETIC FIELDS
NITROGEN
NONMETALS
NORTH AMERICA
NUMERICAL DATA
PINCH DEVICES
POWER SUPPLIES
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
TEXAS
THERMAL CYCLING
THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES
THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS
TOKAMAK DEVICES
TOKAMAK TYPE REACTORS
TOROIDAL PINCH DEVICES
USA