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TORE SUPRA graphite inner first wall

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TORE SUPRA is a fairly large tokamak and has an original goal to withstand a large power removal (25 MW) during a 30 seconds long pulse. One of the main energy removal system's is the inner first wall which was originally designed for the following aims: protect the inner side of the vacuum vessel from normal plasma operation (participates to the plasma power removal) and against disruptive events (plasma energy quench and current decay); act as a toroidal belt limiter during steady state operation and plasma start up; and protect the vacuum vessel from the shine through of the neutral beam injectors and act as a beam dump for short shots. In order to match those different goals the design choice was oriented towards an actively cooled graphite wall capable to sustain an 1 MW/m/sup 2/ continuous heat flux. This paper discusses this design concept further.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-76DP00789
OSTI ID:
6313251
Report Number(s):
SAND-89-0670C; CONF-880929-11; ON: DE89009325
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English