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Burning plasma simulation of TR-1 tokamak and HR-1 helical reactors
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Fusion Engineering & Design . Nov2006, Vol. 81 Issue 23/24, p2743-2748. 6p. - Publication Year :
- 2006
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Abstract
- Abstract: For comparative assessment of tokamak and helical reactors, two base case reactor designs with 1GW electric power output are introduced; high-field high-beta compact tokamak reactor TR-1 (major radius R =5.2m, magnetic field B =7.1T) and high-beta helical system HR-1 (R =12.1m, B =4.6T). Operational boundaries of both reactors are compared by the zero-dimensional energy balance model, which clarifies the difference between the higher temperature operational regime of TR-1 and the lower temperature regime of HR-1. These operational scenarios are reconfirmed by the toroidal transport analysis linkage (TOTAL) code coupling with two-dimensional equilibrium in the TOTAL-T tokamak code and three-dimensional equilibrium in the TOTAL-H helical code. The beta effect on confinement degradation and the impurity radiation effect on energy balance are found to make the ignition difficult in both systems. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
- Subjects :
- *POWER plants
*TOKAMAKS
*ELECTRIC power
*SIMULATION methods & models
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09203796
- Volume :
- 81
- Issue :
- 23/24
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Fusion Engineering & Design
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 23060309
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2006.07.042