Published September 2003 | Version v1
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Confinement Reliability Estimates for Vacuum System Components

Creators

  • 1. Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (United States)
  • 2. General Atomics (United States)

Description

The reliability of selected DIII-D vacuum components has been studied to give indications of how well the vacuum confinement would perform if a liquid wall experiment were operated on a device such as the National Spherical Torus Experiment (NSTX). Data from the DIII-D vessel and vacuum system are generally applicable to the NSTX because their designs are similar. The DIII-D has accumulated operating experience data over 15 years of operations, and DIII-D-specific reliability values are comparable to previous reliability estimates for vacuum components

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Fusion Science and Technology
Journal Volume
44
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 382-387
ISSN
1536-1055

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
38020005
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
CONTAINERS; DESIGN; DOUBLET-3 DEVICE; LIQUIDS; NSTX DEVICE; PLASMA CONFINEMENT; RELIABILITY; SPHERICAL CONFIGURATION; THERMONUCLEAR REACTOR WALLS; VACUUM SYSTEMS
Descriptors DEC
CLOSED PLASMA DEVICES; CONFIGURATION; CONFINEMENT; FLUIDS; SPHEROMAK DEVICES; THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES; TOKAMAK DEVICES

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