TCV divertor upgrade for alternative magnetic configurations | Zendy

H. Reimerdes | Zendy; S. Alberti | Zendy; P. Blanchard | Zendy; P. Bruzzone | Zendy; R. Chavan | Zendy; S. Coda | Zendy; B.P. Duval | Zendy; A. Fasoli | Zendy; B. Labit | Zendy; B. Lipschultz | Zendy; T. Lunt | Zendy; Yves Martin | Zendy; J.M. Moret | Zendy; U. Sheikh | Zendy; Bassem Sudki | Zendy; D. Testa | Zendy; C. Theiler | Zendy; M. Toussaint | Zendy; D. Uglietti | Zendy; N. Vianello | Zendy; M. Wischmeier | Zendy

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TCV divertor upgrade for alternative magnetic configurations

Author(s) -

H. Reimerdes,

S. Alberti,

P. Blanchard,

P. Bruzzone,

R. Chavan,

S. Coda,

B.P. Duval,

A. Fasoli,

B. Labit,

B. Lipschultz,

T. Lunt,

Yves Martin,

J.M. Moret,

U. Sheikh,

Bassem Sudki,

D. Testa,

C. Theiler,

M. Toussaint,

D. Uglietti,

N. Vianello,

M. Wischmeier

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

nuclear materials and energy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.324

H-Index - 25

ISSN - 2352-1791

DOI - 10.1016/j.nme.2017.02.013

Subject(s) - divertor , upgrade , nuclear engineering , tokamak , asdex upgrade , baffle , fusion power , nuclear physics , plasma , environmental science , computer science , physics , mechanical engineering , engineering , operating system

The Swiss Plasma Center (SPC) is planning a divertor upgrade for the TCV tokamak. The upgrade aims at extending the research of conventional and alternative divertor configurations to operational scenarios and divertor regimes of greater relevance for a fusion reactor. The main elements of the upgrade are the installation of an in-vessel structure to form a divertor chamber of variable closure and enhanced diagnostic capabilities, an increase of the pumping capability of the divertor chamber and the addition of new divertor poloidal field coils. The project follows a staged approach and is carried out in parallel with an upgrade of the TCV heating system. First calculations using the EMC3-Eirene code indicate that realistic baffles together with the planned heating upgrade will allow for a significantly higher compression of neutral particles in the divertor, which is a prerequisite to test the power dissipation potential of various divertor configurations.

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