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Power Exhaust in ITER
Author(s) -
Iter Joint Central Team
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
contributions to plasma physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.531
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1521-3986
pISSN - 0863-1042
DOI - 10.1002/ctpp.2150340251
Subject(s) - divertor , nuclear engineering , power (physics) , fusion power , computer science , key (lock) , mechanical engineering , aerospace engineering , systems engineering , tokamak , physics , plasma , nuclear physics , engineering , thermodynamics , computer security
The main features and engineering parameters of the ITER EDA design are described and the operating parameter space is surveyed. A key element in the design is the divertor which must exhaust the bulk of the power generated by α‐particles. At the fusion power levels envisioned, P f ⩾1500 MW, conventional divertors of the type developed in the CDA are unable to accommodate the resultant heat levels. The novel design being developed to address the power exhaust for ITER is described, as are the underlying physics concepts. Model calculations performed in support of the concept and the results of experiments aimed at establishing an empirical basis for its operation are reviewed.