Controlled nuclear fusion represents a significant solution for future clean energy,with ion cyclotron range of frequency(ICRF)heating emerging as one of the most promising technologies for heating the fusion plasma.T...Controlled nuclear fusion represents a significant solution for future clean energy,with ion cyclotron range of frequency(ICRF)heating emerging as one of the most promising technologies for heating the fusion plasma.This study primarily presents a self-developed 2D ion cyclotron resonance antenna electromagnetic field solver(ICRAEMS)code implemented on the MATLAB platform,which solves the electric field wave equation by using the finite element method,establishing perfectly matched layer(PML)boundary conditions,and post-processing the electromagnetic field data.This code can be utilized to facilitate the design and optimization processes of antennas for ICRF heating technology.Furthermore,this study examines the electric field distribution and power spectrum associated with various antenna phases to investigate how different antenna configurations affect the electromagnetic field propagation and coupling characteristics.展开更多
The electromagnetic wave propagations and their coupling characteristics in magnetized plasma near the antenna of ion cyclotron range of frequencies(ICRF)is studied based on self-developed 3DFEM-IA code.This code effe...The electromagnetic wave propagations and their coupling characteristics in magnetized plasma near the antenna of ion cyclotron range of frequencies(ICRF)is studied based on self-developed 3DFEM-IA code.This code effectively resolves the three-dimensional(3D)geometry and the electromagnetic field using the finite element method.Our findings reveal that the distributions of electromagnetic fields and energy flow density significantly depend on the antenna phases,surface current density on the antenna straps,and background plasma density.Notably,the non-uniform surface current density on the antenna straps,resulting from the presence of induced currents,contributes to a reduction in coupling power within the edge plasma.Furthermore,the calculated coupling impedance increases with plasma density,corroborating well with experimental measurements.展开更多
The ICRF (Ion Cyclotron Range Frequency) cleaning technique has been used as a routine wall cleaning method in the HT-7 superconducting tokamak. In a wide range of toroidal field, the removal rate of residual gas by I...The ICRF (Ion Cyclotron Range Frequency) cleaning technique has been used as a routine wall cleaning method in the HT-7 superconducting tokamak. In a wide range of toroidal field, the removal rate of residual gas by ICRF cleaning was about twenty times higher than that of glow discharge cleaning (GDC). At different gas pressure and RF power levels, the ICRF cleaning is studied carefully. A good impurity cleaning effect and a very high hydrogen removal rate were obtained. The removal rate of hydrogen by 5 kW ICRF cleaning achieved was 1.6 × 10-5 Tirr.1/s.And the relationships among pressure P, outgassing rate Q, atomic layers L absorbed on surface and the cleaning mode were discussed briefly.展开更多
A long-pulse plasma discharge for more than 30 min. was achieved on the Large Helical Device (LHD). A plasma of ne = 0.8 × 10^19 m^-3 and T10 = 2.0 keV was sustained with PICH = 0.52 MW, PECH = 0.1 MW and avera...A long-pulse plasma discharge for more than 30 min. was achieved on the Large Helical Device (LHD). A plasma of ne = 0.8 × 10^19 m^-3 and T10 = 2.0 keV was sustained with PICH = 0.52 MW, PECH = 0.1 MW and averaged PNBI = 0.067 MW. Total injected heating energy was 1.3 G J, which was a quarter of the prepared RF heating energy. One of the keys to the success of the experiment was a dispersion of the local plasma heat load to divertors, accomplished by shifting the magnetic axis inward and outward.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National MCF Energy R&D Program(Grant No.2022YFE03190100)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12422513,12105035,and U21A20438)the Xiaomi Young Talents Program.
文摘Controlled nuclear fusion represents a significant solution for future clean energy,with ion cyclotron range of frequency(ICRF)heating emerging as one of the most promising technologies for heating the fusion plasma.This study primarily presents a self-developed 2D ion cyclotron resonance antenna electromagnetic field solver(ICRAEMS)code implemented on the MATLAB platform,which solves the electric field wave equation by using the finite element method,establishing perfectly matched layer(PML)boundary conditions,and post-processing the electromagnetic field data.This code can be utilized to facilitate the design and optimization processes of antennas for ICRF heating technology.Furthermore,this study examines the electric field distribution and power spectrum associated with various antenna phases to investigate how different antenna configurations affect the electromagnetic field propagation and coupling characteristics.
基金Project supported by the National MCF Energy Research and Development Program(Grant No.2022YFE03190100)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12422513,12105035,and U21A20438)the Xiaomi Young Talents Program。
文摘The electromagnetic wave propagations and their coupling characteristics in magnetized plasma near the antenna of ion cyclotron range of frequencies(ICRF)is studied based on self-developed 3DFEM-IA code.This code effectively resolves the three-dimensional(3D)geometry and the electromagnetic field using the finite element method.Our findings reveal that the distributions of electromagnetic fields and energy flow density significantly depend on the antenna phases,surface current density on the antenna straps,and background plasma density.Notably,the non-uniform surface current density on the antenna straps,resulting from the presence of induced currents,contributes to a reduction in coupling power within the edge plasma.Furthermore,the calculated coupling impedance increases with plasma density,corroborating well with experimental measurements.
基金the Chinese Nature Science Funds, contract! No.1988504.
文摘The ICRF (Ion Cyclotron Range Frequency) cleaning technique has been used as a routine wall cleaning method in the HT-7 superconducting tokamak. In a wide range of toroidal field, the removal rate of residual gas by ICRF cleaning was about twenty times higher than that of glow discharge cleaning (GDC). At different gas pressure and RF power levels, the ICRF cleaning is studied carefully. A good impurity cleaning effect and a very high hydrogen removal rate were obtained. The removal rate of hydrogen by 5 kW ICRF cleaning achieved was 1.6 × 10-5 Tirr.1/s.And the relationships among pressure P, outgassing rate Q, atomic layers L absorbed on surface and the cleaning mode were discussed briefly.
基金supported in part by the JSPS-CAS Core-University Program in the field of Plasma and Nuclear Fusion
文摘A long-pulse plasma discharge for more than 30 min. was achieved on the Large Helical Device (LHD). A plasma of ne = 0.8 × 10^19 m^-3 and T10 = 2.0 keV was sustained with PICH = 0.52 MW, PECH = 0.1 MW and averaged PNBI = 0.067 MW. Total injected heating energy was 1.3 G J, which was a quarter of the prepared RF heating energy. One of the keys to the success of the experiment was a dispersion of the local plasma heat load to divertors, accomplished by shifting the magnetic axis inward and outward.