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===Tokamak Design=== | ===Tokamak Design=== | ||
* TEXT Upgrade: calculations for design of diverted plasma and corresponding divertor coils, mostly based on filament models of the plasma: | * TEXT Upgrade: calculations for design of diverted plasma and corresponding [[Divertor|divertor]] coils, mostly based on filament models of the plasma: | ||
**electromagnetic forces and insulation | **electromagnetic forces and insulation requirements on coils in steady operation and during disruptions, | ||
**power supply requirements for plasma position control, | **power supply requirements for plasma position control, | ||
**effect of iron transformer on plasma stability | **effect of iron transformer on plasma stability | ||
**adapted EFIT code to be used in tokamaks with non-satured iron core. | **adapted [[EFIT]] code to be used in [[Tokamak|tokamaks]] with non-satured iron core. | ||
* USTX: the University Spherical Tokamak Experiment design proposal: all of the above, now with predictive EFIT, | * USTX: the University Spherical Tokamak Experiment design proposal: all of the above, now with predictive [[EFIT]], | ||
** additional shape control requirements due to effect of transformer currents on inboard plasma gap. | ** additional shape control requirements due to effect of transformer currents on inboard plasma gap. | ||
** stability analysis with DCON | ** stability analysis with [[DCON]] | ||
** design of field null for efficient startup | ** design of field null for efficient startup | ||