A method to produce lithium pellets for fueling and ELM pacing in NSTX-U

被引：2

作者：

Andruczyk, D. ^{[1
]}

Roquemore, A. L. ^{[2
]}

Fiflis, P. ^{[1
]}

Mansfield, D. ^{[2
]}

Ruzic, D. N. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Illinois, Ctr Plasma Mat Interact, Champaign, IL 61801 USA

[2] Princeton Plasma Phys Lab, Princeton, NJ 08543 USA

来源：

FUSION ENGINEERING AND DESIGN | 2014年 / 89卷 / 12期

关键词：

Plasma facing components; Plasma material interactions; Lithium; Liquid metal; Wood's metal; NSTX-U; CAPILLARY STREAM BREAKUP; SURFACE-TENSION; DENSITY;

D O I：

10.1016/j.fusengdes.2014.07.005

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：

A device for producing small, high frequency spherical droplets or pellets for lithium or other liquid metals has been developed and could aid in the controlled excitation or pacing of edge-localized plasma modes (ELMs). The Liquid Lithium/metal Pellet Injector (LLPI) could also be used to replenish lithium coatings of plasma-facing components (PFCs) during a plasma discharge. With NSTX-U having longer pulse lengths (up to 5 s), it is desirable to be able to inject lithium during the discharge to maintain the beneficial effects. Using a nozzle injector design and a surrogate to lithium, Wood's metal, the LLPI has achieved droplet diameters between 0.6 mm < d(drop) < 1 mm in diameter and frequencies up to 1.5 kHz with argon gas driving the formation. This paper presents the LLPI being developed with initial results mainly using Wood's metal and some lithium, using high pressure argon to force the liquid lithium through the nozzle. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：2910 / 2914

页数：5

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