Conceptual Design of Neutral Beam Injection System for EAST

Neutral beam injection （NBI） system with two neutral beam injections will be con- structed on the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak （EAST） in two stages for high power auxiliary plasmas heating and non-inductive current drive. Each NBI can deliver 2-4 MW beam power with 50-80 keV beam energy in 10-100 s pulse length. Each elements of the NBI system are presented in this contribution.

Simulation on Heating and Current Drive Using Neutral Beam Injection with Variable Injection Angle on EAST

The heating and current drive using NBI （neutral beam injection） with a variable injection angle （the angle between the axis of the NBI system with the center axis of the injection window） on EAST is simulated by using NBEAMS code. The influence of the injection angle on the neutral beam current drive, heating efficiency and beam shinethrough power is discussed to explore the optimum injection angle for the EAST NBI system. According to the simulation, an injection angle of 19.5° is the optimum for EAST with its typical experimental parameters. With this injection angle, the increase in both the beam energy and power can improve the current drive and heating efficiency. The problem that the beam shinethrough power increases with the higher injection energy and power could be controlled through an increase of the plasma density.

Calculation of Beam Intensity Distribution for the Neutral Beam Injection in EAST

Theoretical beam intensity distribution is derived for the neutral-beam-injection ion source with a multi-slot extraction in EAST. The beam intensity profile, both along and perpendicular to the injecting direction and the beam power deposition to the inner elements in the neutral beam injector （NBI） are evaluated. The results indicate that the transverse beam intensity is much higher than the longitudinal one. This study could provide information for the design of vacuum system, structure of inner elements and cooling system of the neutral beam injector in EAST.

Analysis on Pressure Distribution in HT-7 Neutral Beam Injection System

Neutral Beam Injection (NBI) is an effective way to improve the efficiency of toka mak heating system. This article primarily introduces a work on the pressure distribution inside the tank of NBI heating system, especially inside the neutralizer, which is got by selecting a proper mathematical model and constructing a series of rational calculating formulas on pressure distribution. Furthermore, we simulate the pressure distribution by the Monte Carlo method. Comparing the result of simulation with that of theoretical calculation, we find that both the results are very close each other, showing their mutual validity.

Empirical Scaling Laws of Neutral Beam Injection Power in HL-2A Tokamak

We present an experimental method to obtain neutral beam injection （NBI） power scaling laws with operating parameters of the NBI system on HL-2A, including the beam divergence angle, the beam power transmission efficiency, the neutralization efficiency and so on. With the empirical scaling laws, the estimating power can be obtained in every shot of experiment on time, therefore the important parameters such as the energy confinement time can be obtained precisely. The simulation results by the tokamak simulation code （TSC） show that the evolution of the plasma parameters is in good agreement with the experimental results by using the NBI power from the empirical scaling law.

Data Processing Middleware in a High-Powered Neutral Beam Injection Control System

A set of data-processing middleware for a high-powered neutral beam injection（NBI） control system is presented in this paper.The middleware,based on TCP/IP and multi-threading technologies,focuses mainly on data processing and transmission.It separates the data processing and compression from data acquisition and storage.It provides universal transmitting interfaces for different software circumstances,such as WinCC,LabView and other measurement systems. The experimental data acquired on Windows,QNX and Linux platforms are processed by the middleware and sent to the monitoring applications.There are three middleware deployment models：serial processing,parallel processing and alternate serial processing.By using these models,the middleware solves real-time data-processing problems on heterogeneous environmental acquisition hardware with different operating systems and data applications.

Control System of Neutral Beam Injection on HT-7

Neutral Beam Injection control system (NBICS) is constructed to measure the plasma current, Magnet current, vacuum pressure, cryopump temperature, control water cooling, filament voltage, and power supply, etc. The NBICS, consisting mainly of a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) subsystem, data acquisition and processing subsystem and cryopump and vacuum pressure monitoring subsystem, has successfully been used on a NBI device. In this article, the design of NBICS on HT-7 is discussed and each subsystem is described in particular. In addition, some experimental results are reported which are very important data for further research related to the HT-7 tokamak.

Numerical Calculation of the Attenuation of Neutral Beam Injection on HL-2A

The arrangement of the neutral beam line in HL-2A tokamak is introduced. Attenuation of neutral beam injection is analyzed numerically under different plasma conditions： different plasma densities, beam energies, electron temperatures, and impurity concentrations. Both optimized plasma density and beam energy for plasma heating are obtained.

Numerical and Experimental Evaluation of Shine-Through Loss and Beam Heating Due to Neutral Beam Injection on EAST

This research applies experimental measurements and NUBEAM,ONETWO and TRANSP modules to investigate the shine-through(ST)loss ratio and beam heating percentage of neutral beam injection on EAST.Measurements and simulations confirm that the ST loss ratio increases linearly with beam energy,and decreases exponentially with plasma density.Moreover,using the multi-step fitting method,we present analytical quantitative expressions of ST loss ratio and beam heating percentage,which are valuable for the high parameter long-pulse experiments of EAST.

Numerical Simulation of Subcooled Boiling Inside High-Heat-Flux Component with Swirl Tube in Neutral Beam Injection System

In order to realize steady-state operation of the neutral beam injection（NBI） system with high beam energy,an accurate thermal analysis and a prediction about working conditions of heat-removal structures inside high-heat-flux（HHF） components in the system are key issues.In this paper,taking the HHF ion dump with swirl tubes in NBI system as an example,an accurate thermal dynamic simulation method based on computational fluid dynamics（CFD） and the finite volume method is presented to predict performance of the HHF component.In this simulation method,the Eulerian multiphase method together with some empirical corrections about the inter-phase transfer model and the wall heat flux partitioning model are considered to describe the subcooled boiling.The reliability of the proposed method is validated by an experimental example with subcooled boiling inside swirl tube.The proposed method provides an important tool for the refined thermal and flow dynamic analysis of HHF components,and can be extended to study the thermal design of other complex HHF engineering structures in a straightforward way.The simulation results also verify that the swirl tube is a promising heat removing structure for the HHF components of the NBI system.

Optic diagnosis of neutral beam injection on HL-1M

During the operation of a high-power neutral beam injection (NBI) system on theHL-1M tokamak, an optical diagnostic means using CCD camera was developed to characterize theNBI performance. The vacuum valve opening process and NBI period in the HL-1M experimentwere displayed by a lot of photos taken with this means. Thus, the Hα emission profiles of theneutral beam (NB) and its interaction with plasma were given. Finally, the reason possible forplasma breakdown during NBI mode Ⅱ discharge was investigated. Therefore, this in-situ diagnosiscan provide more information of the NBI.

Analysis of Power Distribution on Beamline Components at Different Neutralization Efficiencies on NBI Test Stand

Neutral beam injection is recognized as one of the most effective means for plasma heating. According to the research plan of the EAST physics experiment, two sets of neutral beam injector（4–8 MW, 10–100 s） were built and operated in 2014. Neutralization efficiency is one of the important parameters for neutral beam. High neutralization efficiency can not only improve injection power at the same beam energy, but also decrease the power deposited on the heat-load components in the neutral beam injector（NBI）. This research explores the power deposition distribution at different neutralization efficiencies on the beamline components of the NBI device. This work has great significance for guiding the operation of EAST-NBI, especially in long pulse and high power operation, which can reduce the risk of thermal damage of the beamline components and extend the working life of the NBI device.

The Supervisory Control System for the HL-2A Neutral Beam Injector

Supervisory control and protection system of the neutral beam injector （NBI） in the HL-2A tokamak is presented. The system is used for a safe coordination of all the main NBI subsystems. Because the system is based on computer networks with its transmission medium of optical fiber, its advantages in high operational stability, reliability, security and flexible functional expandability are clearly shown during the NBI commissioning and heating experiment in HL-2A.

Measurement of HL-2A NBI Beam Profile and Beam Power

To optimize the operation parameters of the beam line of NBI on HL-2A, features of the beam line, including the beam profile and the power deposited on components and injected into the tokamak plasma, were measured. The operational parameters of the four sources on the beam line were optimized with the monitor of the beam profile and beam power, and the transmission efficiency of the NBI injected power was therefore increased. A beam diagnostic system for the beam line of the NBI system on HL-2A as well as the diagnosed results was also presented.

Development of Distributed Control System for Neutral Beam Injector on EAST

A distributed control system of Neutral Beam Injector （NBI） on the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak （EAST-NBI） is briefly presented in this paper. The control system is developed in accordance with the experimental operational characteristics of the EAST- NBI. The NBI control system （NBICS）, which is based on the computer network technologies and classified according to the control levels, consists of three levels： a remote monitoring layer, a server control layer, and a field control layer. The 3-layer architecture is capable of extending the system functions and upgrading devices. The timing system provides the reference clock of the synchronization and interlock for the EAST-NBI system. An interlock system ensures the safety of the experiment operators and field devices. Both of the ion sources of the beamline are designed to operate independently. This lays an important foundation for developing a control system for the second beamline on EAST. Experimental results demonstrate that the NBICS meets functional requirements of the EAST-NBI control, and makes experimental operations visual and automatic.

Simulations of Neutral Beam Ion Ripple Loss on EAST

Predictions on the ripple loss of neutral beam fast ions on EAST are investigated with a guiding center code, including both ripple and collisional effects. A 6% to 16% loss of neutral beam ions is predicted for typical EAST experiments, and a synergistic enhancement of fast ion loss is found for toroidal field （TF） ripples with collisions. The lost ions are strongly localized and will cause a maximum heat load of - 0.05 MW/m^2 on the first wall.

Design of the Prototype Negative Ion Source for Neutral Beam Injector at ASIPP

In order to support the design, manufacture and commissioning of the negative- ion-based neutral beam injection （NBI） system for the Chinese Fusion Engineering Test Reactor （CFETR）, the Hefei utility negative ion test equipment with RF source （HUNTER） was proposed at ASIPP. A prototype negative ion source will be developed at first. The main bodies of plasma source and accelerator of the prototype negative ion source are similar to that of the ion source for EAST-NBI. But instead of the filament-arc driver, an RF driver is adopted for the prototype negative ion source to fulfill the requirement of long pulse operation. A cesium seeding system and a magnetic filter are added for enhancing the negative ion density near the plasma grid and minimizing co-extracted electrons. Besides, an ITER-like extraction system is applied inside the accelerator, where the negative ion beam is extracted and accelerated up to 50 kV.

Influence of magnetic filter field on the radio-frequency negative hydrogen ion source of neutral beam injector for China Fusion Engineering Test Reactor

In the design of negative hydrogen ion sources,a magnetic filter field of tens of Gauss at the expansion region is essential to reduce the electron temperature,which usually results in a magnetic field of around 10 Gauss in the driver region,destabilizing the discharge.The magnetic shield technique is proposed in this work to reduce the magnetic field in the driver region and improve the discharge characteristics.In this paper,a three-dimensional fluid model is developed within COMSOL to study the influence of the magnetic shield on the generation and transport of plasmas in the negative hydrogen ion source.It is found that when the magnetic shield material is applied at the interface of the expansion region and the driver region,the electron density can be effectively increased.For instance,the maximum of the electron density is 6.7×10^(17)m^(-3)in the case without the magnetic shield,and the value increases to 9.4×10^(17)m^(-3)when the magnetic shield is introduced.

Estimation of Ion Beam Trajectories for a Slot Aperture Accelerator of Long-Pulse Ion Source in Neutral Beam Injector

A neutral beam injection (NBI) system has been developed and is being tested for an Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) device. The NBI system needs to be employed for an auxiliary heating and current drive of EAST plasmas. The first long pulse ion source (LPIS-1) has been installed in the neutral beam test bed (NBTB) system, and the performance is being tested in the NBTB. The LPIS-1 consists of a magnetic bucket plasma generator with multipole cusp-fields and a set of tetrode accelerators with slit-type apertures (a transparency of 60%). The ion beam trajectories of the accelerator column are estimated for the LPIS-1, including an original structure, with the change of slit aperture distance, plasma grid shape, grid gap distance, and voltage ratio between a plasma grid and a gradient grid using the IGUN code. This kind of calculation for the ion beam trajectory may be useful for the estimation of beam extraction characteristics and the direction of accelerator upgrade or modification, prior to the experiments of ion beam extraction.

Calculation of Neutral Beam Injected Torque and Its Effective Tangency Major Radius for EAST

Toroidal rotation has been recognized to have significant effects on the transport and magnetohydrodynarnic（MHD） stability of tokamak plasmas.Neutral beam injection（NBI） is the most effective rotation generation method on current,tokamak devices.To estimate the effective injected torque of the first neutral beam injection system on EAST,a simplified analytic method was derived.Calculated beam torque values were validated by those obtained from the NUBEAM code simulation.According to the results,for the collisional torque,the effective tangential radius for torque deposition is close to the beam tangency major radius.However,due to the dielectric property of tokamak plasma,the equivalent tangency major radius of the J×B torque is equal to the average major radius of the magnetic flux surface.The results will be useful for the research of toroidal momentum confinement and the experimental analysis of momentum transport related with NBI on EAST.