TPX divertor design: neutral atom behavior and optimization for pumping

Author

Ruzic, D.N. ; Juliano, D.R. ; Turkot, R.B., Jr. ; Ulrickson, M. ; Stotler, D. ; Werley, K.A. ; Hill, D.

Author_Institution

Illinois Univ., Urbana, IL, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1993

fDate

11-15 Oct 1993

Firstpage

834

Abstract

The particle throughput of TPX must be greater than 85 Torr-l/s to ensure the capability of steady-state operation. This throughput must be maintained by active pumping and clever design of the divertor components. In this paper seven geometrical variations of the divertor structures are modeled using the B2 edge-plasma fluid code and DEGAS Monte-Carlo neutral transport code. Results show that eliminating the gap between the inner divertor plate and the baffle, and reducing the gap between the outer divertor plate and the baffle by two-thirds will improve the particle throughput over the reference design by a factor of four. The resulting throughput from this new geometry is 91.8±10.9 Torr-l/s

Keywords

Monte Carlo methods; fusion reactor design; fusion reactor operation; fusion reactors; nuclear engineering computing; optimisation; plasma boundary layers; pumps; B2 edge-plasma fluid code; DEGAS Monte-Carlo neutral transport code; TPX divertor design; Tokamak Physics Experiment; active pumping; baffle; divertor components; fusion reactor; gap elimination; geometrical variations; inner divertor plate; neutral atom behavior; particle throughput; pumping optimization; steady-state operation; Design optimization; Electrons; Geometry; Laboratories; Particle beams; Pumps; Solid modeling; Steady-state; Throughput; Tokamaks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Fusion Engineering, 1993., 15th IEEE/NPSS Symposium on

Conference_Location

Hyannis, MA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1412-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FUSION.1993.518454

Filename

518454