Technical Design
CNT, which is housed in a cylindrical vacuum chamber made of 316 stainless steel, measures 60 inches in diameter and stands 75 inches tall. The empty chamber is capable of reaching a pressure of 2x10-10 Torr.
CNT is unique in its simple geometry. Magnetic surfaces are created using only 4 electromagnetic coils - two interlocking coils inside the chamber, and two poloidal field coils outside the chamber. The two interlocking coils have a radius of .405m, and the angle between them can be manually selected to be 64°, 78°, or 88°, allowing for different shear and rotational transform values, and magnetic surface configuration. The poloidal field coils have a radius of 1.08m. The coils are powered by a 200 kW power supply and are capable of producing magnetic fields of 0.01-0.2T. The configuration of CNT creates a very low aspect ratio of 1.9, the lowest of any stellarator built.
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| ne | 1012-1014 m−3 |
| Te | 1-100 eV |
| B | 0.01-0.2T |
| R | 0.3m |
| a | 0.1m |
| P | 10−10 Torr |
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