TRANSIENT GETTER SCHEME FOR THE TOKAMAK FUSION TEST REACTOR.

J. L. Cecchi, S. A. Cohen, J. J. Sredniawski

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Abstract

The ability of the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor (TFTR) to attain the largest fusion power gain depends critically on minimizing plasma contamination and controlling the densities of the reacting deuterium and tritium. Experiments on a number of tokamaks have shown that gettering over an appreciable surface area ( greater than equivalent to 10%) of the vacuum vessel greatly facilitates both of these objectives. One particular problem in implementing a surface pumping system in TFTR, however, is a restriction on the maximum allowable tritium content of the getter. A scheme utilizing SAES Zr/Al getter modules obviates the need for such frequent interruptions of machine operation by taking advantage of the pulsed operation of TFTR. With the Zr/Al getter at temperatures between 500 degree -600 degree C it is possible to achieve a quasisteady state in the tritium loading where the quantity of tritium desorbed between pulses is equal to the quantity which is absorbed during a pulse. Since frequent thermal cycling is not required, this scheme also reduces the possibility of Zr/Al getter material fatigue.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)294-297
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of vacuum science & technology
Volume17
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1979
EventProc of the Natl Symp of the Am Vac Soc, 26th - New York, NY, USA
Duration: Oct 1 1979Oct 5 1979

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Engineering

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