Requirements-specification-for-the-Neutral-Beam-Injector-on-FAST_2011_Fusion-Engineering-and-Design
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FusionEngineeringandDesign86(2011)974–977
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RequirementsspecificationfortheNeutralBeamInjectoronFAST
M.Baruzzoa,∗,T.Bolzonellaa,G.Calabrob,F.Crisantib,A.Cucchiarob,D.Marcuzzia,W.Rigatoa,
M.Schneiderc,P.Sonatoa,M.Valisaa,P.Zaccariaa,J.F.Artaudc,V.Basiukc,A.Cardinalib,F.Imbeauxc,
L.LauroTaronia,M.Marinuccib,P.Manticad,F.Zoncab
aConsorzioRFX,EURATOM-ENEAAssociation,CorsoStatiUniti4,35127Padova,ItalybAssociazioneEuratom/ENEAsullaFusione,CP65-00044Frascati,Rome,ItalycCEA,IRFM,F-13108Saint-Paul-lez-Durance,FrancedIstitutodiFisicadelPlasma‘P.Caldirola’,AssociazioneEuratom-ENEA-CNR,Milano,Italy
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Keywords:FusionFASTNBIabstract
ThispaperdiscussesthescientificandtechnicalrequirementsforaNeutralBeamInjectionsystemontheFASTtokamakanddescribesapreliminaryconceptualdesignofasuitableinjector.FASTisbeingproposedasaEuropeanexperimentinsupporttotheoperationsonITERandtothedesignofDEMO.Thespecificmissionofthisdeviceisanintegratedapproachtoanumberofoutstandingburningplasmasphysicsandoperationalissueswithanemphasisontheimpactoffastparticlesonturbulenttransport.SuchscientificrequirementssetaseriesoftechnicalchallengesregardingtheinjectorandthecouplingoftheinjectortotheFASTmainchamberthatareaddressedinthepaper.Apreliminaryconceptualdesignoftheinjectorisproposedwhichattemptstomeetthestatedrequirements.©2011PublishedbyElsevierB.V.
1.Introduction
FASTisbeingproposedasaEuropeanexperimentinsupportto
theoperationsonITERandtothedesignofDEMO[1,2].Thespecific
missionofthisrelativelycompact(R=1.82m,a=0.64m)deviceis
anintegratedapproachtoanumberofoutstandingburningplas-
masphysicsandoperationalissueswithanemphasisontheimpact
offastparticlesonturbulenttransport.Inthisrespecttheinclusion
ofaNeutralBeamInjectortocomplementtheICRH,LHandECRH
systemsisofparticularrelevance.ThereferenceH-modescenario
inFASTfeaturesasingle-nulldiverted,6.5MAofplasmacurrent,
7.5Toftoroidalmagneticfieldand30MWoftotalinputpower
[1,2],withacentralelectrondensityofabout2.5×1020m−3.The
mainphysicsrequirementsforabeamonFASThavebeeninvesti-
gated,andseveralsimulationsvaryingbeamparameters(species,
energy,geometry,divergence)havebeenperformedbymeansof
theNEMO/SPOTcodes[3]simulatingtheinteractionofthebeam
withthestandardFASTH-modeplasma.Afullscenariosimula-
tionhasalsobeenperformedbyusingNEMO/SPOTcoupledtothe
CRONOStransportcode[4]inordertoassesstheeffectoftheNBI
inaselfconsistentway.Theresultingrequirementssetaseries
oftechnicalchallengesregardingtheinjectorandthecouplingof
theinjectortotheFASTmainchamber.Apreliminaryconceptual
∗Correspondingauthor.Tel.:+390498295074.E-mailaddress:matteo.baruzzo@igi.cnr.it(M.Baruzzo).designoftheinjectorisproposedwhichattemptstoovercome
thesechallenges.
2.Determinationofphysicsrequirements
ThemainphysicsrequirementsforabeamonFASTarethatin
ordertoberelevanttoburningplasmasthebeamgeneratedfast
particleshavetobesuper-Alfvenic,andthebeamenergymustbe
highenoughtoassuredeeppenetrationintheplasmaandalso
drivepreferentiallyelectronheatingtoemulatealphaheatingin
areactor.GiventheFASTtoroidalfield,injectionenergieshaveto
belargerthan0.7MeVforhydrogeninjectionand1MeVfordeu-
teriuminjectiontocreatesuper-Alfvenicions.Fastionpressure
hastobeoftheorderofafewpercentofthemagneticpres-
sure,andtheinjectedpowerhastosignificantlycontributetothe
totalrequiredinputpower,leadingtoanoveralldesigninjected
powerof10MW.Momentuminputandcurrentdrivecapabilities
areimportantingredientsaswell,forthisreasontangentialinjec-
tionismandatory.Beamsteeringisalsodesirabletoextendthe
studytodifferentprofilesoffastionsdensitiesandpowerdeposi-
tion,alongwiththepossibilitytoinjectforthewholeflattopphase,
oftheorderoftensofseconds,tostudyNBIeffectinstationary
regimes.
NBIfastionbirthprofileswerecalculatedusingNEMO,which
takesintoaccountthecrosssectionsofalloftheiongeneration
processes,plasmashape,plasmadensity,ionandelectrontemper-
atureprofiles.ItalsotakesintoaccounttheNBIparametersasthe
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Fig.1.Depositedpoweronelectrons(blue)andions(red)asafunctionofnormal-izedradius.(Forinterpretationofthereferencestocolorinthisfigurelegend,thereaderisreferredtothewebversionofthearticle.)
3Dconfigurationoftheinjector,theinjectedspeciesandtheion
energy.Theplasmashape,densityandtemperatureprofilesused
weretakenfromaCRONOSsimulation[4]ofFASTH-modestandard
scenariowith30MWofinjectedICRHpower,whereheatdiffusion
equationsweresolvedusingBohm/gyro-Bohmdiffusivitieswith
prescribedelectronandiondensities.Theionbirthprofileisthen