Gas Fuelling System for SST-1Tokamak
Abstract
SST-1 Tokamak, the first Indian Steady-state Superconducting experimental device is at present under operation in the Institute for Plasma Research. For plasma break down & initiation, piezoelectric valve based gas feed system is implemented as a primary requirement due to its precise control, easy handling, low construction and maintenance cost and its flexibility in the selection of the working gas. Hydrogen gas feeding with piezoelectric valve is used in the SST-1 plasma experiments. The piezoelectric valves used in SST-1 are remotely driven by a PXI based platform and are calibrated before each SST-1 plasma operation with precise control. This paper will present the technical development and the results of the gas fuelling system of SST-1.
- Publication:
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Journal of Physics Conference Series
- Pub Date:
- April 2017
- DOI:
- 10.1088/1742-6596/823/1/012065
- Bibcode:
- 2017JPhCS.823a2065D