TFTR
Fusion Approach
Experimental Results
Publication | Density (m-3) | Temperature (keV) | Energy Confinement Time (s) | Triple Product (m-3 keV s) |
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Fusion plasma experiments... | 6.3×1019(ion) 8.5×1019(electron) | 11.5(electron) 44(ion) | 2.4×10-1 | 6.7×1020 |
Fusion plasma experiments... | 6.8×1019(ion) 9.6×1019(electron) | 11.7(electron) 29(ion) | 1.9×10-1 | 3.7×1020 |
Fusion plasma experiments... | 6.7×1019(ion) 1.02×1020(electron) | 13(electron) 36(ion) | 1.8×10-1 | 4.3×1020 |
Fusion plasma experiments... | 6.6×1019(ion) 8.5×1019(electron) | 12(electron) 43(ion) | 3.4×10-1 | 9.6×1020 |
Publications Describing Device
Fusion plasma experiments on TFTR: A 20 year retrospective
Description
The Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor (TFTR) was a tokamak designed and built at PPPL. It was one of the main fusion research devices in operation from 1982 to 1997. It had a major radius of 2.48 m and a minor radius of 0.85 m, a toroidal magnetic field of 5.6 T and plasma currents around 3 MA.
In December 1993, the team at PPPL started an experimental campaign with the TFTR of 50/50 D-T discharges. During this campaign, TFTR established a world record of 6.3 MW fusion energy production, a milestone previously held by JET. In May 1994, TFTR set another fusion energy production record of 9.2 MW.
Affiliated Organizations
In Operation
1982 - 1997