In-situ assessment of the emissivity of tungsten plasma facing components of the WEST tokamak
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DOI: 10.1016/j.nme.2020.100851
Abstract: Abstract In this paper, a method was developed to estimate in-situ the emissivity of the W-coated graphite divertor tiles in the WEST tokamak. This method is based on the double heating method and take advantages… read more here.
Keywords: assessment emissivity; facing components; west tokamak; plasma facing ... See more keywords
Very high-resolution infrared imagery of misaligned tungsten monoblock edge heating in the WEST tokamak
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DOI: 10.1016/j.nme.2021.100910
Abstract: Abstract Fourteen ITER-like plasma-facing units (PFUs) made of bulk tungsten were installed in the WEST tokamak divertor. Five of which were misaligned with their poloidal leading edges (LEs) exposed to the plasma heat flux: two… read more here.
Keywords: resolution; high resolution; heat flux; west tokamak ... See more keywords
The Commissioning of the WEST Tokamak: Experience and Lessons Learned
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DOI: 10.1109/tps.2020.2987160
Abstract: The integrated commissioning of the tungsten (W) environment in steady-state tokamak (WEST) was started with the superconducting magnet cool-down and completed one year after by the injection of 2.5 MW of additional power. It consisted… read more here.
Keywords: experience lessons; commissioning west; west tokamak; tokamak experience ... See more keywords