The Frascati Tokamak Upgrade (FTU) after four years of operation

Author

Gasparotto, M. ; Apicella, M.L. ; Bartiromo, R. ; Cecchini, A. ; Ciattaglia, S. ; Cocilovo, Valter ; Crescenzi, C. ; Crisanti, F. ; Cucchiaro, A. ; Lovisetto, L. ; Lucca, F. ; Maddaluno, G. ; Mazzitelli, C. ; Migliori, S. ; Moriani, A. ; Pizzuto, A. ; Ric

Author_Institution

Centro Ricerche Frascati, ENEA, Rome, Italy

Volume

1

fYear

1995

fDate

30 Sep-5 Oct 1995

Firstpage

439

Abstract

The report presents an overview of the main results obtained with the Frascati Tokamak Upgrade (FTU) machine after four years of operation, Information is given on FTU plasma scenarios (plasma start-up, current ramp-up and ramp down), conditioning of the vacuum chamber, plasma performance during ohmic discharges and commissioning work on additional radiofrequency heating systems. Finally, the major FTU modifications and improvements carried out during the last major shutdown are described

Keywords

Tokamak devices; fusion reactor operation; plasma ohmic heating; plasma radiofrequency heating; plasma toroidal confinement; FTU modifications; Frascati Tokamak Upgrade; commissioning work; current ramp-up; ohmic discharges; operation; plasma performance; plasma scenarios; plasma start-up; radiofrequency heating systems; ramp down; vacuum chamber conditioning; Breakdown voltage; Heating; Plasma density; Plasma diagnostics; Plasma measurements; Plasma transport processes; Plasma welding; Radio frequency; Tokamaks; Toroidal magnetic fields;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Fusion Engineering, 1995. SOFE '95. Seeking a New Energy Era., 16th IEEE/NPSS Symposium

Conference_Location

Champaign, IL

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2969-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FUSION.1995.534258

Filename

534258