Impact of the new TCV baffled divertor upgrade on pedestal structure and performance

被引：4

作者：

Sheikh, U. A. ^{[1
]}

Dunne, M. ^{[2
]}

Frassinetti, L. ^{[3
]}

Labit, B. ^{[1
]}

Blanchard, P. ^{[2
]}

Duval, B. P. ^{[1
]}

Fevrier, O. ^{[1
]}

Galassi, D. ^{[1
]}

Merle, A. ^{[1
]}

Reimerdes, H. ^{[1
]}

Theiler, C. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Ecole Polytech Fed Lausanne EPFL, Swiss Plasma Ctr SPC, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland

[2] Max Planck Inst Plasma Phys, D-85748 Garching, Germany

[3] KTH Royal Inst Technol, Stockholm, Sweden

来源：

NUCLEAR MATERIALS AND ENERGY | 2021年 / 26卷

基金：

瑞士国家科学基金会;

关键词：

Pedestal; Baffles; TCV;

D O I：

10.1016/j.nme.2021.100933

中图分类号：

TL [原子能技术]; O571 [原子核物理学];

学科分类号：

0827 ; 082701 ;

摘要：

A new set of carbon tiles, neutral beam heating optics and gas baffles were installed on TCV during the baffled divertor upgrade in early 2019. The installation of the baffles allows a deconvolution of the roles of main chamber and divertor neutral pressure on the H-mode pedestal structure. This physical barrier allows relatively high neutral pressures to be constrained to the divertor, thus preventing neutrals from entering the main chamber and potentially degrading core confinement. This study presents the experimentally measured and modelled pedestal heights and structure for a series of H-mode discharges prior to and after this upgrade. Increased pedestal performance at high divertor neutral pressure was observed after the baffled divertor upgrade. This was consistent across all triangularities and outer target locations investigated and is attributed to higher pedestal top temperatures being maintained at high gas injection rates. ASTRA simulations indicated beam heating power coupled to the plasma did not significantly vary after the baffled divertor upgrade or as a function of divertor neutral gas pressure. Analysis of the pedestal structure exposed a strong correlation between pedestal performance and the density pedestal position prior to and after the baffled divertor upgrade. The baffled divertor upgrade limited the outward shift of the density pedestal, thus maintaining higher pedestal performance at high divertor neutral pressures. Stability analysis indicated the majority of discharges studied were within 25% of the stability boundary. No correlation was found between the distance from the stability boundary and pedestal performance or structure. Comparison with the EPED1 model indicated that TCV discharges do not have a fixed dependence between pedestal.... and pedestal width. A large variation in the EPED1 relating parameter was observed and found to vary with the density pedestal position.

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页数：6

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