A Comparison of Radiating Divertor Behavior in Single- and Double-Null Plasmas in DIII-D

Journal Article · Tue Mar 25 04:00:00 EDT 2008 · Nuclear Fusion, vol. 48, no. 4, April 30, 2008, pp. 045010

OSTI ID:989347

Petrie, T W; Brooks, N H; Fenstermacher, M E; Groth, M; Hyatt, A W; Isler, R C; Lasnier, C J; Leonard, A W; Porter, G D; Schaffer, M J; Watkins, J G; Wade, M R; West, W P

'Puff and pump' radiating divertor scenarios, applied to both upper single-null (SN) and double-null (DN) H-mode plasmas, result in a 30-60% increase in radiated power with little or no decrease in {tau}{sub E}. Argon was injected into the private flux region of the upper divertor, and plasma flow into the upper divertor was enhanced by a combination of deuterium gas puffing upstream of the divertor targets and particle pumping at the targets. For the same constant deuterium injection rate, argon penetrated the main plasma of SNs more rapidly and reached a higher steady-state concentration when the Bx{del}B-ion drift direction was toward the divertor (V{sub {del}B{up_arrow}}) rather than away from the divertor (V{sub {del}B{down_arrow}}). We also found that the initial rate at which argon accumulated inside DN plasmas was more than twice that of comparable SN plasmas having the same Bx{del}B-ion drift direction. In DNs, the radiated power was not shared equally between divertors during argon injection. Only in the divertor opposite Bx{del}B ion drift direction were both significant increases in divertor radiated power and an accumulation of argon, based on spectroscopic measurements of ArII, observed. Our data suggests that a DN shape that is biased in the direction away from the Bx{del}B-ion drift direction may provide the best prospect of successfully coupling a radiating divertor approach with a higher performance H-mode plasma.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 989347
• Report Number(s): LLNL-JRNL-402523
• Journal Information: Nuclear Fusion, vol. 48, no. 4, April 30, 2008, pp. 045010, Journal Name: Nuclear Fusion, vol. 48, no. 4, April 30, 2008, pp. 045010 Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 48
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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