The toroidal field coil design for ARIES-ST
| Autor: | C. Neumeyer, I. Zatz, H. M. Fan, F. Dahlgren, W. Reiersen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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Electromagnet
Computer science Mechanical Engineering Trade study Mechanical engineering law.invention Bootstrap current Power (physics) Nuclear Energy and Engineering law Electromagnetic coil Electrical equipment Magnet General Materials Science Civil and Structural Engineering Efficient energy use |
| Zdroj: | Fusion Engineering and Design. 65:303-322 |
| ISSN: | 0920-3796 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0920-3796(02)00308-3 |
| Popis: | An evolutionary process was used to develop the toroidal field (TF) coil design for the ARIES-spherical torus (ST). Design considerations included fabricability, assembly, maintenance, energy efficiency, and structural robustness. Design options were identified early in the process. Trade studies were carried out to identify preferred choices. Design points were re-optimized based on the design choices in the TF and other systems. An attractive design for the ARIES-ST TF coil system evolved. This design addresses a number of the concerns (complexity) and criticisms (high cost, high recirculating power) of fusion. It does this by: applying advanced, but available laser forming and spray casting techniques for manufacturing the TF coil system; adopting a simple single turn TF coil system to make assembly and maintenance much easier. The single turn design avoids the necessity of using the insulation as a structural component of the TF coils, and hence, is much more robust than multi-turn designs; using a high conductivity copper alloy and modest current densities to keep the recirculating power modest. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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