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