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EAST装置低Z材料粉末注入系统振动与流量控制研究

Vibration and Flow Control of Low-Z Material Powder Injection System in EAST

  • 摘要: 在磁约束核聚变全超导托卡马克(EAST)等离子体放电中,通过实时低Z粉末材料注入可以进行实时壁处理,有效地控制来自第一壁的杂质和燃料粒子再循环,促进高约束模式放电的获得与稳定维持。粉末注入系统通过压电陶瓷片在特定频率正弦波电压驱动下,产生共振从而驱动粉末流动,其振动特性直接关系到粉末注入的流量及稳定性等。本文重点研究了压电陶瓷片的振动模态、共振频率及其粉末流量的定标关系。首先,单一压电陶瓷片振动模态结果表明第一阶模态下压电陶瓷片振动效果最好,有利于粉末的流动。其次,压电送料器整体4阶的模态分析结果表明其在第一阶模态下最有利于粉末流动,共振频率为195 Hz。随后,粉末系统台面流量标定结果表明在正弦波驱动电压频率设置为195 Hz时,流量速率最大,与模拟结果基本一致。最后,在EAST装置上开展了长脉冲等离子体放电中实时粉末注入实验,实现了290秒的锂粉稳定注入,有效控制了燃料粒子再循环和杂质水平,促进了>300 s高约束等离子体的稳定获得。通过本文的研究,为EAST上低Z材料粉末系统高效稳定运行提供了有力的数据支撑,保证了粉末系统在长脉冲等离子体放电中的稳定运行,对等离子体边界粒子主动控制具有重要意义。

     

    Abstract: In the plasma discharge of the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) for magnetic confinement nuclear fusion, real-time wall treatment via the injection of low-Z powder material can effectively suppress impurity sources from the first wall and fuel particle recycling, facilitating the achievement and stable operation of high-confinement mode (H-mode) plasma discharges. The powder injection system controls the powder flow rates through the use of a specific piezoelectric ceramic plate driven by sinusoidal voltage at specific frequencies. The vibrational characteristics of these piezoelectric ceramic plates directly influence powder flow rates and flow stability. This paper focuses on the study of these plates’ vibration modes, resonant frequencies, and their relationship with powder flow rate calibration. First, based on the vibration mode analysis of a single piezoelectric ceramic plate, the first-order mode exhibits the most effective vibration, which promotes powder flow. Second, the results of four-order modal analysis of the entire piezoelectric feeder demonstrated that the first-order mode (resonant frequency 195 Hz) is most conducive for powder flowing. Subsequently, powder flow rate calibration experiments confirmed that the maximum flow rate occurs at a sinusoidal driving voltage frequency of 195 Hz, aligning with the FEA simulation result. Finally, real-time powder injection experiments during >300 s long-pulse H-mode plasma discharges in EAST were achieved with stable lithium powder injection for 290 seconds, effectively suppressing fuel particle recycling and impurity levels. This study provides useful data to ensure the efficient and stable operation of low-Z material powder systems in EAST, supporting active boundary particle control in long-pulse plasma discharges.

     

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