Title :
Closure of the bypass leakage around the JET divertor with polymer seals
Author :
Altmann, H. ; Andrew, P.
Author_Institution :
JET Joint Undertaking, Abingdon, UK
Abstract :
An effort has been made to reduce the main chamber neutral pressure during plasma operation by reducing the conductance from the volume beneath the divertor target to the main chamber. A method of sealing gaps between metal structures using Aramid cloth was developed. These seals resulted in a nearly 2-fold reduction in the main chamber pressure relative to sub divertor pressure
Keywords :
Tokamak devices; fusion reactor blankets; Aramid cloth; JET divertor; bypass leakage closure; conductance reduction; main chamber neutral pressure; plasma operation; polymer seals; seals; sub divertor pressure; Coils; Conducting materials; Conductivity; Magnetic materials; Neutrons; Plasmas; Polymers; Seals; Tiles; Valves;
Conference_Titel :
Fusion Engineering, 1997. 17th IEEE/NPSS Symposium
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4226-7
DOI :
10.1109/FUSION.1997.687057
