Taming the Heat Flux Problem: Advanced Divertors Towards Fusion Power
The next generation fusion machines are likely to face enormous heat exhaust problems. In addition to summarizing major issues and physical processes connected with these problems, we discuss how advanced divertors, obtained by modifying the local geometry, may yield workable solutions. We also poin...
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| author | Kotschenreuther, M. Mahajan, S. Covele, B. Valanju, P. M. Waelbroeck, F. L. Canik, J. M. Labombard, Brian |
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| author_facet | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Plasma Science and Fusion Center Kotschenreuther, M. Mahajan, S. Covele, B. Valanju, P. M. Waelbroeck, F. L. Canik, J. M. Labombard, Brian |
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| description | The next generation fusion machines are likely to face enormous heat exhaust problems. In addition to summarizing major issues and physical processes connected with these problems, we discuss how advanced divertors, obtained by modifying the local geometry, may yield workable solutions. We also point out that: (1) the initial interpretation of recent experiments show that the advantages, predicted, for instance, for the X-divertor (in particular, being able to run a detached operation at high pedestal pressure) correlate very well with observations, and (2) the X-D geometry could be implemented on ITER (and DEMOS) respecting all the relevant constraints. A roadmap for future research efforts is proposed. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1058762022-09-29T08:49:46Z Taming the Heat Flux Problem: Advanced Divertors Towards Fusion Power Kotschenreuther, M. Mahajan, S. Covele, B. Valanju, P. M. Waelbroeck, F. L. Canik, J. M. Labombard, Brian Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Plasma Science and Fusion Center Labombard, Brian The next generation fusion machines are likely to face enormous heat exhaust problems. In addition to summarizing major issues and physical processes connected with these problems, we discuss how advanced divertors, obtained by modifying the local geometry, may yield workable solutions. We also point out that: (1) the initial interpretation of recent experiments show that the advantages, predicted, for instance, for the X-divertor (in particular, being able to run a detached operation at high pedestal pressure) correlate very well with observations, and (2) the X-D geometry could be implemented on ITER (and DEMOS) respecting all the relevant constraints. A roadmap for future research efforts is proposed. 2016-12-19T19:56:26Z 2016-12-19T19:56:26Z 2015-09 2016-08-18T15:42:54Z Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 0164-0313 1572-9591 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/105876 Kotschenreuther, M. et al. “Taming the Heat Flux Problem: Advanced Divertors Towards Fusion Power.” Journal of Fusion Energy 35.1 (2016): 27–30. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7841-9261 en http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10894-015-0007-4 Journal of Fusion Energy Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. Springer Science+Business Media New York application/pdf Springer US Springer US |
| spellingShingle | Kotschenreuther, M. Mahajan, S. Covele, B. Valanju, P. M. Waelbroeck, F. L. Canik, J. M. Labombard, Brian Taming the Heat Flux Problem: Advanced Divertors Towards Fusion Power |
| title | Taming the Heat Flux Problem: Advanced Divertors Towards Fusion Power |
| title_full | Taming the Heat Flux Problem: Advanced Divertors Towards Fusion Power |
| title_fullStr | Taming the Heat Flux Problem: Advanced Divertors Towards Fusion Power |
| title_full_unstemmed | Taming the Heat Flux Problem: Advanced Divertors Towards Fusion Power |
| title_short | Taming the Heat Flux Problem: Advanced Divertors Towards Fusion Power |
| title_sort | taming the heat flux problem advanced divertors towards fusion power |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/105876 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7841-9261 |
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