Characterization of heat flux generated by ICRH heating with cantilevered bars and a slotted box Faraday screen

被引:26
作者
Corre, Y. [1 ]
Firdaouss, M. [1 ]
Colas, L. [1 ]
Argouarch, A. [1 ]
Guilhem, D. [1 ]
Gunn, J. [1 ]
Hamlyn-Harris, C. [2 ]
Jacquot, J. [1 ]
Kubic, M. [1 ]
Litaudon, X. [1 ]
Missirlian, M. [1 ]
Richou, M. [1 ]
Ritz, G. [1 ]
Serret, D. [1 ]
Vulliez, K. [1 ]
机构
[1] CEA, IRFM, F-13108 St Paul Les Durance, France
[2] ITER Org, F-13067 St Paul Les Durance, France
关键词
LONG-PULSE OPERATION; TORE-SUPRA; HIGH-POWER; DENSITY; DESIGN; PLASMA;
D O I
10.1088/0029-5515/52/10/103010
中图分类号
O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
In the framework of the ion cyclotron resonance heating (ICRH) development led at CEA Cadarache, an actively cooled Faraday screen (FS) prototype with cantilevered horizontal bars and a slotted box has been designed to increase the heat exhaust capability (for high-power operation), reduce the parallel RF electric field along long field lines and qualify alternative mechanical solutions for ITER (bars are disconnected from the septum to reduce the stress level). The new FS has been installed on an existing ICRH antenna, and was tested during the 2011 Tore Supra experimental campaign. The antenna hosting the new screen exhibits high sensitivity to the edge plasma condition, some instabilities of electrical matching and improved heat exhaust capabilities in accordance with the thermomechanical design. RF-induced heat loads derived from IR thermography have been found to be about five times higher in the equatorial plane with the new design compared with the conventional design. The experimental results show that minimizing the parallel RF electric field along long field lines is not enough to reduce the wave-plasma interaction on the screen. This paper summarizes the experimental RF-induced heat load for several plasma scenarios and edge parameters (plasma current, density and heating power level) with emphasis on RF-sheath rectification and E x B convection generated in front of the antenna through the differential biasing of adjacent field lines.
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