Detailed analysis and simulation verification for reconstruction of plasma optical boundary with spectrometric technique on HL-2M tokamak

The plasma optical boundary reconstruction technique based on Hommen's theory is promising for future tokamaks with high parameters. In this work, we conduct detailed analysis and simulation verification to estimate the ‘logic loophole' of this technique. The finite-width effect and unpredictable errors reduce the technique's reliability, which leads to this loophole. Based on imaging theory, the photos of a virtual camera are simulated by integrating the assumed luminous intensity of plasma. Based on Hommen's theory, the plasma optical boundary is reconstructed from the photos. Comparing the reconstructed boundary with the one assumed, the logic loophole and its two effects are quantitatively estimated. The finite-width effect is related to the equivalent thickness of the luminous layer, which is generally about 2-4 cm but sometimes larger. The level of unpredictable errors is around 0.65 cm. The technique based on Hommen's theory is generally reliable, but finite-width effect and unpredictable errors have to be taken into consideration in some scenarios. The parameters of HL-2M are applied in this work.

Optical design of vertical edge Thomson scattering on HL-2M tokamak

A vertical edge Thomson scattering(ETS) diagnostic system on HL-2M tokamak has been designed.The ETS system collects the scattered light from Nd:YAG laser(1064 nm,2 J,30 Hz,15 ns).The laser beam propagates vertically through the plasma region and the polarization is parallel to the toroidal magnetic field.A special designed Galileo-type telescope with long Rayleigh length is applied to focus the laser size and ensure collimation.A group of doubleGaussian collection lenses image the 600 mm vertical scattered region onto rectangular fiber arrays with a spatial resolution of 10 mm.The 2.20 mm × 2.86 mm fiber optic bundle consists of 130 low hydroxyl(OH) 200/220 μm(core/cladding) diameter fibers with numerical aperture NA=0.22,carrying the light to remotely located multi-channel polychromators.Effect of oblique incidence on narrow band filter has been analyzed.The designed electron temperatures range from 5 to 1000 eV and electron densities from 5 × 10^(18) to 1×10^(20) m^(-3).

Investigation on the Fatigue Characteristic in Support Structure of HL-2M Tokamak

In order to obtain enhanced plasma parameters a complete new tokamak HL-2M is now under construction in Southwestern Institute of Physics. To assure the structural safety of the device for the entire operation cycle,one of the most important issues is the lifetime-limiting effects due to the pulsed operation mode. Fatigue is one of the major failure modes to be considered in mechanical design,and pulsed operation imposes stress with significant alternating components on the support structure(SS). Therefore,the reliability of the whole device is strongly affected by the stress and fatigue characteristic of the SS as the interface structure. This article introduces the SS design and details the fatigue life calculation methods based on the different characteristics of the sub-structures. The fatigue life in hazardous areas of the toroidal field coils anti-torque structure(TFCs-ATs) has been determined by non-linear analysis results. And with the stresstime history data of the vacuum vessel & poloidal field coils support structure(VV&PFCs SS),the fatigue analysis of the hot spots has been completed based on rain-flow counting method and linear cumulative damage method. The calculated minimum fatigue life on TFCs-ATs and VV&PFCs SS is 4.743E+05 and 1.805E+06 cycles,respectively. And the calculated fatigue life on sub-structures can meet the required life for HL-2M tokamak:1.0E+05 cycles.

Evolution of edge turbulent transport induced by L-mode detachment in the HL-2A tokamak

This paper presents the characteristics of L-mode detachment,together with the behavior of edge turbulent transport and plasma confinement on the HL-2A tokamak.Partially detached and pronounced detached states have been achieved in L-mode plasma.Stored energy was maintained before and after detachment.Edge turbulence and its transport have increased obviously in the partially detached state.In the pronounced detached state,redistribution of the density and temperature profiles due to detachment leads to low amplitude of electron temperature and pressure,as well as very weak edge turbulence and transport.Despite strong plasma radiation in the pronounced detached state,reduced edge turbulent transport contributes to maintaining stored energy in detached L-mode plasma in HL-2A.Different detachment states play an important role in the redistribution of density and temperature profiles,which requires further study.

HL-2M装置低杂波钛泵电流监测器的研制

选用Arduino nano开源硬件平台、OLED图形显示器和SD卡等器件,研制了钛泵电流监测器,实现了在非实验期间钛泵电流长期低速采集、存储和趋势图显示功能。同时启用内部中断和外部中断,提升采样频率到1k Hz,拓展了监测器的应用范围。测试结果表明,监测器趋势图与测试信号一致,最大采集误差为0.25μA。

Progress of microwave diagnostics development on the HL-2A tokamak

Sets of powerful microwave diagnostic systems have been developed on the HL-2 A tokamak,including 18 subsystems with high spatial and temporal resolutions.These systems have been applied in the HL-2 A tokamak experiments to investigate the core plasma transport,turbulence,MHD,energetic particle physics and so on.In this paper,the microwave diagnostics and their applications are reviewed.Some new technologies,including GHz sampling digital correlation electron cyclotron emission(DCECE),multi-channel correlation reflectometers,and solid state terahertz interferometers,are also presented in the paper.

Simulations of the effects of density and temperature profile on SMBI penetration depth based on the HL-2A tokamak configuration

Using the trans-neut module of the BOUT++ code, we study how the fueling penetration depth of supersonic molecular beam injection(SMBI) is affected by plasma density and temperature profiles. The plasma densities and temperatures in L-mode are initialized to be a set of linear profiles with different core plasma densities and temperatures. The plasma profiles are relaxed to a set of steady states with different core plasma densities or temperatures. For a fixed gradient, the steady profiles are characterized by the core plasma density and temperature. The SMBI is investigated based on the final steady profiles with different core plasma densities or temperatures. The simulated results suggest that the SMB injection will be blocked by dense core plasma and high-temperature plasma. Once the core plasma density is set to be N_(i0)= 1.4N_0(N_0= 1 × 10^(19)m^(-3)) it produces a deeper penetration depth. When N_(i0) is increased from 1.4N_0 to 3.9N_0 at intervals of 0.8N_0, keeping a constant core temperature of T_(e0)= 725 eV at the radial position of ψ = 0.65, the penetration depth gradually decreases. Meanwhile, when the density is fixed at N_(i0)= 1.4N_0 and the core plasma temperature T_(e0) is set to 365 eV,the penetration depth increases. The penetration depth decreases as T_(e0) is increased from 365 eV to 2759 eV. Sufficiently large N_(i0) or T_(e0) causes most of the injected molecules to stay in the scrape-off-layer(SOL) region, lowering the fueling efficiency.

Research on the phase adjustment method for dispersion interferometer on HL-2A tokamak

A synchronous demodulation system is proposed and deployed for CO_2 dispersion interferometer on HL-2 A,which aims at high plasma density measurements and real-time feedback control.In order to make sure that the demodulator and the interferometer signal are synchronous in phase,a phase adjustment(PA) method has been developed for the demodulation system.The method takes advantages of the field programmable gate array parallel and pipeline process capabilities to carry out high performance and low latency PA.Some experimental results presented show that the PA method is crucial to the synchronous demodulation system and reliable to follow the fast change of the electron density.The system can measure the lineintegrated density with a high precision of 2.0?×?10^(18)m^(-2).

High-speed VUV spectroscopy for edge impurity line emission measurements in HL-2A tokamak

A 20 cm focal length normal incidence vacuum ultraviolet(VUV_20 cm) monochromator with a fast time response has been developed for measuring edge impurity line emission in the wavelength range of 300–2000 ? on an HL-2A tokamak. An aberration corrected concave holographic grating with 1200 grooves/mm is adopted in the monochromator, which provides a wavelength dispersion of 40 ? mm^(-1). The aperture is f/4.5. A channel electron multiplier is used as a detector. The time resolution of the system is 17 μs. Wavelength calibration of the system has been done by using a hollow cathode light source in the laboratory with helium and argon gases. The obtained signals of helium and argon spectra are very strong since the inner surface of the monochromator vacuum chamber is blackened and the stray light level is then significantly reduced. The optical property of the system has been examined by scanning the width of the entrance and exit slits. The system is then installed at the mid-port of the HL-2A tokamak and typical line emissions from the HL-2A plasma are measured. Time behaviors of edge impurity line emissions are observed with the fast time response system in different plasma confinement regimes, especially in the H-mode discharges. The result shows that the VUV_20 cm system works very well to measure the edge impurity line emissions in the edge localized modes phase of H-mode discharges.

Acceleration optimization of real-time equilibrium reconstruction for HL-2A tokamak discharge control

Real-time equilibrium reconstruction is crucially important for plasma shape control in the process of tokamak plasma discharge.However,as the reconstruction algorithm is computationally intensive,it is very difficult to improve its accuracy and reduce the computation time,and some optimizations need to be done.This article describes the three most important aspects of this optimization:(1) compiler optimization;(2) some optimization for middle-scale matrix multiplication on the graphic processing unit and an algorithm which can solve the block tri-diagonal linear system efficiently in parallel;(3) a new algorithm to locate the X&O point on the central processing unit.A static test proves the correctness and a dynamic test proves the feasibility of using the new code for real-time reconstruction with 129?×?129 grids;it can complete one iteration around 575 μs for each equilibrium reconstruction.The plasma displacements from real-time equilibrium reconstruction are compared with the experimental measurements,and the calculated results are consistent with the measured ones,which can be used as a reference for the real-time control of HL-2 A discharge.

Upgrade of an integrated Langmuir probe system on the closed divertor target plates in the HL-2A tokamak

A newly designed divertor Langmuir probe diagnostic system has been installed in a rare closed divertor of the HL-2A tokamak and steadily operated for the study of divertor physics involved edge-localized mode mitigation,detachment and redistribution of heat flux,etc.Two sets of probe arrays including 274 probe tips were placed at two ports(approximately 180°separated toroidally),and the spatial and temporal resolutions of this measurement system could reach6 mm and 1μs,respectively.A novel design of the ceramic isolation ring can ensure reliable electrical insulation property between the graphite tip and the copper substrate plate where plasma impurities and the dust are deposited into the gaps for a long experimental time.Meanwhile,the condition monitoring and mode conversion between single and triple probe of the probe system could be conveniently implemented via a remote-control station.The preliminary experimental result shows that the divertor Langmuir probe system is capable of measuring the high spatiotemporal parameters involved the plasma density,electron temperature,particle flux as well as heat flux during the ELMy H-mode discharges.

等离子体破裂时HL-2M真空室的结构应力分析

利用ANSYS有限元程序分析计算了等离子体线性大破裂时HL-2M真空室上的感应电流及电磁力,并对真空室进行了结构应力分析。结果表明,真空室上主要产生环向感应电流和径向电磁力,且主要集中在真空室壳体的柱状段;在破裂产生的电磁力及其他机械载荷的作用下,真空室的结构设计能较好地满足强度和刚度要求。

HL-2M环向场线圈的结构设计

设计了HL-2M环向场线圈基本形状、特殊的指形接头和斜面接头以及馈线、绝缘结构和水冷回路。每个环向场线圈由L形中心段、上弧段和外弧段分别通过指形接头和斜面接头组装成完整的D形线圈。分段可拆卸的D形线圈结构可以使得真空室和单个极向场线圈分别整体吊装到环向场线圈内侧。单根引线和双回线的馈线结构既能节省装置空间,又能降低杂散磁场。TF线圈匝间绝缘500V,对地绝缘30k V。采用软焊在线圈旁侧槽内的铜管对线圈进行水冷以带走线圈放电产生的焦耳热。

HL-2M装置基本位形初步设计

利用EFIT为HL-2M装置设计了孔栏位形、双零偏滤器位形和下单零偏滤器位形三种典型平衡位形;三种位形满足HL-2M装置的物理目标给出的位形参数的总体要求,即大半径1.78m、小半径0.65m,且位形具有高拉长比、大三角形变等特点。同时充分考虑CS线圈电流对位形的影响和PF线圈电流限制,分别设计了等离子体电流为1.2MA和3MA的三种基本位形放电波形;利用TSC分析了等离子体电流为1.2MA的HL-2M装置放电演变过程中伏秒数消耗。

HL-2M装置控制系统的概念设计

介绍了HL-2M装置控制系统的静态架构、动态行为、控制理论以及模拟仿真。设计采用通讯网络将各控制子系统有机地连接起来,以实现各子系统的实时通讯和控制。等离子体放电控制系统将保证实验的各种参数达到预定要求,监控系统的故障处理机制可以减少各种实验异常对装置造成破坏,磁场控制系统的各种控制器则用来控制等离子体电流和位形,模拟仿真系统可以实现方便地验证控制器的目的。

HL-2M装置实时等离子体平衡重建算法

利用模拟得到的平衡数据进行了等离子体平衡重建,将结果与准确的平衡结果进行细致对比,验证实时等离子体平衡重建程序的准确性;同时在模拟产生平衡数据的过程中引入随机误差,验证反演程序的强壮性。此外,实时等离子体平衡重建程序还使用EAST装置的实验数据进行反演,将反演结果与EAST的RTEFIT反演结果对比,验证了单一时间平衡重建结果和连续时间反演结果的正确性。结果表明,选择合适的电流分布模型和磁诊断数据,通过等离子体平衡重建算法可以正确识别等离子体位形。

HL-2M装置300MVA脉冲发电机组电气制动系统研究

为给HL-2M装置300MVA脉冲发电机组频繁启停和重大故障时快速停机提供保障,发电机组电气制动系统采取电气制动和机械制动相结合的运行方式。介绍了300MVA脉冲机组电气制动的特殊性,对六相脉冲同步发电机组电气制动进行了理论分析,确定了电气制动的主回路和控制方案。基于经验证的发电机模型,对正常工况和极端工况下机组电气制动过程进行了动态模拟,确定了主要设计参数,制动励磁电压和制动电阻分别为40V和0.1Ω。

HL-2M装置5MW-NBI加热束线偏转磁体研制

根据HL-2M装置5MW-NBI加热束线总体设计参数、注入器的部件空间布局、几何汇聚特点等,建立了基于8饼线圈的注入器偏转磁体3D模型。利用电磁场模拟软件CST Studio详细模拟了注入器的偏转磁体产生的偏转磁场分布,不同成份离子束的偏转轨迹。在模拟分析结果的基础上优化了偏转磁体的物理结构,完成了磁体的工程设计、加工和测试。偏转磁体的磁场测试结果表明,测试值与CST计算值的偏差小于±5%,达到注入器偏转磁体设计要求。