TJ-II:Infrared thermography of the NBI Beam Stop: NBI contribution to plasma fuelling
Experimental campaign
2018 Spring
Proposal title
Infrared thermography of the NBI Beam Stop: NBI contribution to plasma fuelling
Name and affiliation of proponent
Macarena Liniers (Laboratorio Nacional de Fusión, CIEMAT)
Details of contact person at LNF (if applicable)
Macarena.liniers@ciemat.es
Description of the activity, including motivation/objectives and experience of the proponent (typically one-two pages)
Infrared thermography of the NBI Beam Stop (BS) is a powerful tool to study the power balance of the injected beams, and their contribution to plasma fuelling. The new IR camera FLIR X6580sc, purchased and commissioned during the previous campaign, gave preliminary results on the “shine-trough” and reionization losses through the IR images of the “Beam Stop”. A correlation between reionization losses and local pressure at the beam duct was established. The obtained IR images did not fully correspond to the expected behaviour of the BS material, a textured graphite with easy conductivity in the plate plane. The temperatures were higher than expected, and their time traces showed a “saturation” effect. A number of tests were performed to ascertain the thermal character of this behaviour. It was confirmed that the saturation is not a camera detector effect, but a “real” evolution of the IR radiance on the camera. In order to perform a correct analysis of the thermal images, it is necessary to study the relative importance of the different effects that contribute to the plate temperature evolution, and to the IR radiance of the plate surface in the camera wave-length range (3.5-5 m). Aside from the heat conduction in the graphite plate bulk upon beam interception: -thermal behaviour (conduction) of the layers of Li, B, and their compounds, that are deposited on the BS graphite during Li and B evaporation, and subsequent plasma operation -Emissivity changes of the graphite surface with temperature due to the deposited layers -Line emission of H0, Li, B, C and their compounds, in the 3.5-5.0 m range
In order to obtain the beam fraction deposited in the plasma, a well-defined correlation between the beam power intercepted by the BS, and the measured surface temperature must be found. A number of upgrades have been added to the IR system since the last experimental campaign: -A new filter has been installed in the camera that will extend the measurement range up to 1500ºC. Comparison between IR images obtained with both filters will help discriminate some of the line-emission effects. -A new lens of 12 mm focal length has been purchased to extend the field of view of the camera -A new, larger, F2Ba window will allow a greater field of view of the camera. The extended field of view is required to perform IR Thermography of the Target Calorimeter, and thereby characterize the beam optics. But it will also allow observation of the duct walls, where most of the re-ionized ions end their trajectories in the residual magnetic field of TJ-II. TJ-II experimental campaign needs: -As soon as the beams are ready (mid-May) beam pulses without B are required. 1. Spectrograms of the IR light (between 0.8-1.5 m ) coming from the BS area are necessary, to study relevant emission lines and determine their correlative lines in the 3.5-5 m range, and their intensity relative to the “background” grey body emission 2. Visible and UV spectra of light coming from the BS area, to study the species present and their contribution to radiance in the 3.5-5 m range 3. Capture IR images of the BS with increased frequency to study the Temperature rise and fall and compare with the time scales of the IR emission effects (grey body, line emission) 4. Perform beam power scans to study the correlation between BS temperature and Beam power 5. Perform a number of pulses with B to estimate the re-ionization losses -Towards the end of the campaign: 6. Beam pulses on the Beam Calorimeter with the new 12 mm lens
If applicable, International or National funding project or entity
Proyecto Plan Nacional: FIS2017-89326-R
Description of required resources
Required resources:
- Number of plasma discharges or days of operation: 2 days of operation + 2 beam pulses to be used for reference in several experiments
- Essential diagnostic systems:: IR spectroscopy, VUV spectroscopy plasma density, NPA (tangential), IR Thermography, Fast Ion gauges, Halpha
- Type of plasmas (heating configuration):several different densities
- Specific requirements on wall conditioning if any:reference pulses one day previous to Li, one day next to Li
- External users: need a local computer account for data access: yes/no
- Any external equipment to be integrated? Provide description and integration needs:
Preferred dates and degree of flexibility
Preferred dates: 22-05-2018 and 27-06-2018