Performance of the PBX-M passive plate stabilization system

Author

Kugel, H.W. ; Bell, R. ; Bernabei, S. ; Chu, T.K. ; England, A. ; Gettelfinger, G. ; Hatcher, R. ; Heitzenroeder, P. ; Isler, R. ; Jones, S. ; Kaita, R. ; Kaye, S. ; LeBlanc, B. ; Ono, M. ; Okabayshi, M. ; Sauthoff, N. ; Schmitz, L. ; Sesnic, S. ; Takahas

Author_Institution

Plasma Phys. Lab., Princeton Univ., NJ, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1993

fDate

11-15 Oct 1993

Firstpage

850

Abstract

The PBX-M passive plate stabilization system provides significant stabilization of long-wavelength external kink modes, the slowing of vertical instability growth rates, and the amelioration of disruption characteristics. The passive plate stabilization system has allowed the use of LHCD and IBW to induce current density and pressure profile modifications, and m=1 divertor biasing for modifying edge plasma transport. Improvements in the passive plate system insulators and support structures have provided reliable operation. Impurity influxes with the close-fitting passive plates are low. Solid target boronization is applied routinely to reduce conditioning time and maintain clean conditions

Keywords

Tokamak devices; fusion reactor design; fusion reactors; kink instability; plasma density; plasma heating; B; LHCD; PBX-M; boronization; current density; disruption; impurity; ion Bernstein wave heating; kink modes; passive plate stabilization system; pressure; vertical instability growth rates; Coils; Control systems; Hardware; Heating; Insulation; Laboratories; Magnetic separation; Plasma properties; Plasma transport processes; Toroidal magnetic fields;

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.1993.518458

Filename

518458