GOAL AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF LARGE HELICAL DEVICE PROJECT

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作者
Komori, A. [1 ]
Yamada, H. [1 ]
Imagawa, S. [1 ]
Kaneko, O. [1 ]
Kawahata, K. [1 ]
Mutoh, K. [1 ]
Ohyabu, N. [1 ]
Takeiri, Y. [1 ]
Ida, K. [1 ]
Mito, T. [1 ]
Nagayama, Y. [1 ]
Sakakibara, S. [1 ]
Sakamoto, R. [1 ]
Shimozuma, T. [1 ]
Watanabe, K. Y. [1 ]
Motojima, O. [1 ]
机构
[1] Natl Inst Nat Sci, Natl Inst Fus Sci, Toki, Gifu 5095292, Japan
关键词
heliotron; net current free plasma; helical system; INTERNAL DIFFUSION BARRIER; ENERGY PARTICLE-PRODUCTION; STEADY-STATE OPERATION; CONFINEMENT; LHD; REGIME; DESIGN; PLASMA; TRANSPORT;
D O I
10.13182/FST58-1
中图分类号
TL [原子能技术]; O571 [原子核物理学];
学科分类号
0827 ; 082701 ;
摘要
The Large Helical Device (LHD) is a heliotron-type device employing large-scale superconducting magnets to enable advanced studies of net-current-free plasmas. The major goal of the LHD experiment is to demonstrate the high performance of helical plasmas in a reactor-relevant plasma regime. Engineering achievements and operational experience greatly contribute to the technological basis for a fusion energy reactor. Thorough exploration for scientific and systematic understanding of the physics in the LHD is an important step to a helical fusion reactor. In the 12 years since the initial operation, the physics database as well as operational experience has been accumulated, and the advantages of stable and steady-state features have been demonstrated by the combination of advanced engineering and the intrinsic physical advantages of helical systems in the LHD. The cryogenic system has been operated for 56000 h in total without any serious trouble and routinely provides a confining magnetic field up to 2.96 T in steady state. The heating capability to date is 23 MW of neutral beam injection, 3 MW of ion cyclotron resonance frequency, and 2.5 MW of electron cyclotron resonance heating. Highlighted physical achievements are high beta (5.1%), high density (1.2 x 10(21) m(-3)), and steady-state operation (3200 s with 490 kW).
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