Published 1989 | Version v1
Report

Vertical stability requirements for ARIES-1 reactor

  • 1. Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA)
  • 2. Princeton Univ., NJ (USA)
  • 3. General Atomics, San Diego, CA (USA)

Description

The vertical stability of the ARIES-I reactor design is analyzed with the NOVA-W, PSTAB, and TSC codes. A growth rate of ∼ 5.7 s-1 is predicted for a vacuum vessel positioned behind the scrapeoff, first wall, and blanket (0.7-m inboard and 0.9-m outboard thickness) and acting as a passive stabilizer. A reactive power of ∼ 2 MVA would be required for active feedback coils located outside of the TF coils (∼ 3 m beyond the plasma in the equational plane) to correct a 50-mm vertical displacement of the magnetic axis. A multipole-expansion technique used in the TSC analysis is also used to examine options that minimize stored energy. 10 refs., 8 figs., 2 tabs

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Title
IEEE thirteenth symposium on fusion engineering. Proceedings: Volume 2
Imprint Pagination
785 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 909-912.
Report number
CONF-891007--Vol.2

Conference

Title
13. IEEE symposium on fusion engineering.
Dates
2-6 Oct 1989.
Place
Knoxville, TN (USA).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
22024466
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; ENERGY STORAGE; FEEDBACK; MAGNETS; MINIMIZATION; PLASMA; SHELLS; SPECIFICATIONS; STABILITY; TOKAMAK DEVICES; VACUUM SYSTEMS
Descriptors DEC
CLOSED PLASMA DEVICES; EQUIPMENT; OPTIMIZATION; SIMULATION; STORAGE; THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES