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The all-metal [[TJ-II]] vacuum vessel has a helical geometry and has 96 [[TJ-II:Ports|ports]].  
The all-metal [[TJ-II]] vacuum vessel has a helical geometry and has 96 [[TJ-II:Ports|ports]].  
<ref>[http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/FUSION.1991.218780 J. Botija and M. Blaumoser, '' Vacuum vessel design for the TJ-II device'', 14<sup>th</sup> IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering '''2''' (1991) 992-995]</ref>
<ref>J. Botija and M. Blaumoser, '' Vacuum vessel design for the TJ-II device'', [[doi:10.1109/FUSION.1991.218780|14<sup>th</sup> IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering '''2''' (1991) 992-995]]</ref>
The vacuum vessel is made of non-magnetic steel (304 LN) with a thickness of 10 mm.  
The vacuum vessel is made of non-magnetic steel (304 LN) with a thickness of 10 mm.  
The CC/HX coil is outside of the vacuum vessel thanks to a helical groove built into the vessel.  
The CC/HX coil is outside of the vacuum vessel thanks to a helical groove built into the vessel.  
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The vacuum vessel is pumped through four symmetrically spaced bottom ports to a base pressure of 10<sup>-8</sup> mbar. Four identical and independent vacuum pumping subsystems are used.
The vacuum vessel is pumped through four symmetrically spaced bottom ports to a base pressure of 10<sup>-8</sup> mbar. Four identical and independent vacuum pumping subsystems are used.
<ref>[http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/FUSION.1993.518387 J. Botija et al, '' Vacuum vessel, wall protection, pumping system and poloidal limiters of the Spanish stellarator TJ-II'', 15<sup>th</sup> IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering '''1''' (1993) 529-532]</ref>
<ref>J. Botija et al, '' Vacuum vessel, wall protection, pumping system and poloidal limiters of the Spanish stellarator TJ-II'', [[doi:10.1109/FUSION.1993.518387|15<sup>th</sup> IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering '''1''' (1993) 529-532]]</ref>
<ref>[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0042-207X(94)90022-1 F. Tabarés, ''The vacuum system of the TJ-II stellarator'', Vacuum '''45''', Issues 10-11 (1994) 1059-1061]</ref>
<ref>F. Tabarés, ''The vacuum system of the TJ-II stellarator'', [[doi:10.1016/0042-207X(94)90022-1|Vacuum '''45''', Issues 10-11 (1994) 1059-1061]]</ref>
<ref>[http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/FUSION.1999.849826 R. Carrasco, '' Hybrid baking system for the vacuum vessel of the Spanish stellarator TJ-II'', Proc. 18<sup>th</sup> Symposium on Fusion Engineering (1999) 231-234]</ref>
<ref>R. Carrasco, '' Hybrid baking system for the vacuum vessel of the Spanish stellarator TJ-II'', [[doi:10.1109/FUSION.1999.849826|Proc. 18<sup>th</sup> Symposium on Fusion Engineering (1999) 231-234]]</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 14:29, 30 May 2018

An octant of the TJ-II vacuum vessel with its many ports. On the right, part of the groove is visible.
Interior view of the TJ-II vacuum vessel during assembly. The helical coil, fitting in the groove, is visible on the left.

Vacuum vessel

The all-metal TJ-II vacuum vessel has a helical geometry and has 96 ports. [1] The vacuum vessel is made of non-magnetic steel (304 LN) with a thickness of 10 mm. The CC/HX coil is outside of the vacuum vessel thanks to a helical groove built into the vessel. This groove has a wall thickness of 7 mm for clearance reasons. The groove is protected along the entire toroidal circumference against damage due to the bean-shaped plasma by 3 mm stainless steel sheets for low and medium power operation and graphite tiles for high power operation. Furthermore, the vacuum vessel is protected on the areas where the neutral beams deposit a residual shine-through heat flux.

Vacuum system

The vacuum vessel is pumped through four symmetrically spaced bottom ports to a base pressure of 10-8 mbar. Four identical and independent vacuum pumping subsystems are used. [2] [3] [4]

See also

A computer model of the TJ-II vacuum vessel. It can be seen how the plasma hugs the groove of the vessel.

References

  1. J. Botija and M. Blaumoser, Vacuum vessel design for the TJ-II device, 14th IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering 2 (1991) 992-995
  2. J. Botija et al, Vacuum vessel, wall protection, pumping system and poloidal limiters of the Spanish stellarator TJ-II, 15th IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering 1 (1993) 529-532
  3. F. Tabarés, The vacuum system of the TJ-II stellarator, Vacuum 45, Issues 10-11 (1994) 1059-1061
  4. R. Carrasco, Hybrid baking system for the vacuum vessel of the Spanish stellarator TJ-II, Proc. 18th Symposium on Fusion Engineering (1999) 231-234