Progress in technology and experiment of superconducting tokamaks in ASIPP

The Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IPP/CAS or ASIPP) has EAST in shaped plasma configuration and HT-7 with circular cross-section. Both machines focus on the investigation of some critical issues relating to steady-state and high performance plasma operation. Significant p...

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Published in:Fusion engineering and design 2010-12, Vol.85 (7), p.1048-1053
Main Authors: Wan, Baonian, Li, Jiangang, Wu, Yican
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Conditioning
Controled nuclear fusion plants
Cross sections (physics)
Energy
Energy. Thermal use of fuels
Exact sciences and technology
Heating
Installations for energy generation and conversion: thermal and electrical energy
Long pulse plasma discharge
Plasma control
Plasma physics
Polypropylenes
Superconducting tokamka
Superconductivity
TBM
Walls
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Summary:The Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IPP/CAS or ASIPP) has EAST in shaped plasma configuration and HT-7 with circular cross-section. Both machines focus on the investigation of some critical issues relating to steady-state and high performance plasma operation. Significant progress in developing technologies for long pulse operation, including CW heating and current drive, plasma control, actively water cooled in-vessel components, PFC material, wall conditioning, etc. has been achieved both in EAST and HT-7. These technologies enable significant extension of both plasma pulse length and plasma performance. EAST will be equipped with sufficient heating and current drive power in next few years for steady-state high performance plasma research. It provides unique opportunity for development of key fusion technologies and materials. The progress and future plan of TBM research on EAST is also reported.
ISSN:0920-3796
1873-7196
DOI:10.1016/j.fusengdes.2010.01.006