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Super-X Divertors and High Power Density Fusion Devices...

by P. Valanju, M. Kotschenreuther, S. Mahajan, John M Canik
Publication Type
Conference Paper
Journal Name
Physics of Plasmas
Publication Date
Page Number
56110
Volume
16
Issue
5
Conference Name
50th Annual Meeting of the Division of Plasma Physics of the American Physical Society
Conference Location
Dallas, Texas, United States of America
Conference Sponsor
American Physical Society (APS)
Conference Date
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The Super-X Divertor (SXD), a robust axisymmetric redesign of the divertor magnetic geometry that can allow a fivefold increase in the core power density of toroidal fusion devices, is presented. With small changes in poloidal coils and currents for standard divertors, the SXD allows the largest divertor plate radius inside toroidal field coils. This increases the plasma-wetted area by 2-3 times over all flux-expansion-only methods (e.g., plate near main X point, plate tilting, X divertor, and snowflake), decreases parallel heat flux and hence plasma temperature at plate, and increases connection length by 2-5 times. Examples of high-power-density fusion devices enabled by SXD are discussed; the most promising near-term device is a 100 MW modular compact fusion neutron source "battery" small enough to fit inside a conventional fission blanket.