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Title: Preliminary design of the COMPASS upgrade tokamak

Abstract

COMPASS Upgrade is a new medium size, high magnetic field tokamak (R = 0.9 m, Bt = 5 T, Ip = 2 MA) currently under design in the Czech Republic. It will provide unique capabilities for addressing some of the key challenges in plasma exhaust physics, advanced confinement modes and advanced plasma configurations as well as testing new plasma facing materials and liquid metal divertor concepts. This paper contains an overview of the preliminary engineering design of the main systems of the COMPASS Upgrade tokamak (vacuum vessel, central solenoid and poloidal field coils, toroidal field coils, support structure, cryostat, cryogenic system, power supply system and machine monitoring and protection system). The description of foreseen auxiliary plasma heating systems and plasma diagnostics is also provided as well as a summary of expected plasma performance and available plasma configurations.

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE; Czech Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports (MEYS)
Contributing Org.:
COMPASS Collaboration
OSTI Identifier:
1772261
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1774977
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-09CH11466; CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16_019/0000768; LM2018117
Resource Type:
Published Article
Journal Name:
Fusion Engineering and Design
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Fusion Engineering and Design Journal Volume: 169 Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0920-3796
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
Netherlands
Language:
English
Subject:
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; COMPASS-U; high magnetic field; tokamak design; thermonuclear fusion

Citation Formats

Vondracek, P., Panek, R., Hron, M., Havlicek, J., Weinzettl, V., Todd, T., Tskhakaya, D., Cunningham, G., Hacek, P., Hromadka, J., Junek, P., Krbec, J., Patel, N., Sestak, D., Varju, J., Adamek, J., Balazsova, M., Balner, V., Barton, P., Bielecki, J., Bilkova, P., Błocki, J., Bocian, D., Bogar, K., Bogar, O., Boocz, P., Borodkina, I., Brooks, A., Bohm, P., Burant, J., Casolari, A., Cavalier, J., Chappuis, P., Dejarnac, R., Dimitrova, M., Dudak, M., Duran, I., Ellis, R., Entler, S., Fang, J., Farnik, M., Ficker, O., Fridrich, D., Fukova, S., Gerardin, J., Hanak, I., Havranek, A., Herrmann, A., Horacek, J., Hronova, O., Imrisek, M., Isernia, N., Jaulmes, F., Jerab, M., Kindl, V., Komm, M., Kovarik, K., Kral, M., Kripner, L., Macusova, E., Majer, T., Markovic, T., Matveeva, E., Mikszuta-Michalik, K., Mohelnik, M., Mysiura, I., Naydenkova, D., Nemec, I., Ortwein, R., Patocka, K., Peterka, M., Podolnik, A., Prochazka, F., Prevratil, J., Reboun, J., Scalera, V., Scholz, M., Svoboda, J., Swierblewski, J., Sos, M., Tadros, M., Titus, P., Tomes, M., Torres, A., Tracz, G., Turjanica, P., Varavin, M., Veselovsky, V., Villone, F., Wąchal, P., Yanovskiy, V., Zadvitskiy, G., Zajac, J., Zak, A., Zaloga, D., Zelda, J., and Zhang, H.. Preliminary design of the COMPASS upgrade tokamak. Netherlands: N. p., 2021. Web. doi:10.1016/j.fusengdes.2021.112490.
Vondracek, P., Panek, R., Hron, M., Havlicek, J., Weinzettl, V., Todd, T., Tskhakaya, D., Cunningham, G., Hacek, P., Hromadka, J., Junek, P., Krbec, J., Patel, N., Sestak, D., Varju, J., Adamek, J., Balazsova, M., Balner, V., Barton, P., Bielecki, J., Bilkova, P., Błocki, J., Bocian, D., Bogar, K., Bogar, O., Boocz, P., Borodkina, I., Brooks, A., Bohm, P., Burant, J., Casolari, A., Cavalier, J., Chappuis, P., Dejarnac, R., Dimitrova, M., Dudak, M., Duran, I., Ellis, R., Entler, S., Fang, J., Farnik, M., Ficker, O., Fridrich, D., Fukova, S., Gerardin, J., Hanak, I., Havranek, A., Herrmann, A., Horacek, J., Hronova, O., Imrisek, M., Isernia, N., Jaulmes, F., Jerab, M., Kindl, V., Komm, M., Kovarik, K., Kral, M., Kripner, L., Macusova, E., Majer, T., Markovic, T., Matveeva, E., Mikszuta-Michalik, K., Mohelnik, M., Mysiura, I., Naydenkova, D., Nemec, I., Ortwein, R., Patocka, K., Peterka, M., Podolnik, A., Prochazka, F., Prevratil, J., Reboun, J., Scalera, V., Scholz, M., Svoboda, J., Swierblewski, J., Sos, M., Tadros, M., Titus, P., Tomes, M., Torres, A., Tracz, G., Turjanica, P., Varavin, M., Veselovsky, V., Villone, F., Wąchal, P., Yanovskiy, V., Zadvitskiy, G., Zajac, J., Zak, A., Zaloga, D., Zelda, J., & Zhang, H.. Preliminary design of the COMPASS upgrade tokamak. Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2021.112490
Vondracek, P., Panek, R., Hron, M., Havlicek, J., Weinzettl, V., Todd, T., Tskhakaya, D., Cunningham, G., Hacek, P., Hromadka, J., Junek, P., Krbec, J., Patel, N., Sestak, D., Varju, J., Adamek, J., Balazsova, M., Balner, V., Barton, P., Bielecki, J., Bilkova, P., Błocki, J., Bocian, D., Bogar, K., Bogar, O., Boocz, P., Borodkina, I., Brooks, A., Bohm, P., Burant, J., Casolari, A., Cavalier, J., Chappuis, P., Dejarnac, R., Dimitrova, M., Dudak, M., Duran, I., Ellis, R., Entler, S., Fang, J., Farnik, M., Ficker, O., Fridrich, D., Fukova, S., Gerardin, J., Hanak, I., Havranek, A., Herrmann, A., Horacek, J., Hronova, O., Imrisek, M., Isernia, N., Jaulmes, F., Jerab, M., Kindl, V., Komm, M., Kovarik, K., Kral, M., Kripner, L., Macusova, E., Majer, T., Markovic, T., Matveeva, E., Mikszuta-Michalik, K., Mohelnik, M., Mysiura, I., Naydenkova, D., Nemec, I., Ortwein, R., Patocka, K., Peterka, M., Podolnik, A., Prochazka, F., Prevratil, J., Reboun, J., Scalera, V., Scholz, M., Svoboda, J., Swierblewski, J., Sos, M., Tadros, M., Titus, P., Tomes, M., Torres, A., Tracz, G., Turjanica, P., Varavin, M., Veselovsky, V., Villone, F., Wąchal, P., Yanovskiy, V., Zadvitskiy, G., Zajac, J., Zak, A., Zaloga, D., Zelda, J., and Zhang, H.. Sun . "Preliminary design of the COMPASS upgrade tokamak". Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2021.112490.
@article{osti_1772261,
title = {Preliminary design of the COMPASS upgrade tokamak},
author = {Vondracek, P. and Panek, R. and Hron, M. and Havlicek, J. and Weinzettl, V. and Todd, T. and Tskhakaya, D. and Cunningham, G. and Hacek, P. and Hromadka, J. and Junek, P. and Krbec, J. and Patel, N. and Sestak, D. and Varju, J. and Adamek, J. and Balazsova, M. and Balner, V. and Barton, P. and Bielecki, J. and Bilkova, P. and Błocki, J. and Bocian, D. and Bogar, K. and Bogar, O. and Boocz, P. and Borodkina, I. and Brooks, A. and Bohm, P. and Burant, J. and Casolari, A. and Cavalier, J. and Chappuis, P. and Dejarnac, R. and Dimitrova, M. and Dudak, M. and Duran, I. and Ellis, R. and Entler, S. and Fang, J. and Farnik, M. and Ficker, O. and Fridrich, D. and Fukova, S. and Gerardin, J. and Hanak, I. and Havranek, A. and Herrmann, A. and Horacek, J. and Hronova, O. and Imrisek, M. and Isernia, N. and Jaulmes, F. and Jerab, M. and Kindl, V. and Komm, M. and Kovarik, K. and Kral, M. and Kripner, L. and Macusova, E. and Majer, T. and Markovic, T. and Matveeva, E. and Mikszuta-Michalik, K. and Mohelnik, M. and Mysiura, I. and Naydenkova, D. and Nemec, I. and Ortwein, R. and Patocka, K. and Peterka, M. and Podolnik, A. and Prochazka, F. and Prevratil, J. and Reboun, J. and Scalera, V. and Scholz, M. and Svoboda, J. and Swierblewski, J. and Sos, M. and Tadros, M. and Titus, P. and Tomes, M. and Torres, A. and Tracz, G. and Turjanica, P. and Varavin, M. and Veselovsky, V. and Villone, F. and Wąchal, P. and Yanovskiy, V. and Zadvitskiy, G. and Zajac, J. and Zak, A. and Zaloga, D. and Zelda, J. and Zhang, H.},
abstractNote = {COMPASS Upgrade is a new medium size, high magnetic field tokamak (R = 0.9 m, Bt = 5 T, Ip = 2 MA) currently under design in the Czech Republic. It will provide unique capabilities for addressing some of the key challenges in plasma exhaust physics, advanced confinement modes and advanced plasma configurations as well as testing new plasma facing materials and liquid metal divertor concepts. This paper contains an overview of the preliminary engineering design of the main systems of the COMPASS Upgrade tokamak (vacuum vessel, central solenoid and poloidal field coils, toroidal field coils, support structure, cryostat, cryogenic system, power supply system and machine monitoring and protection system). The description of foreseen auxiliary plasma heating systems and plasma diagnostics is also provided as well as a summary of expected plasma performance and available plasma configurations.},
doi = {10.1016/j.fusengdes.2021.112490},
journal = {Fusion Engineering and Design},
number = C,
volume = 169,
place = {Netherlands},
year = {2021},
month = {8}
}

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