A new functional model of the prototype of closed Li circuit for protection of the chamber wall was tested in T-11M tokamak by simultaneous use of the vertical Li limiter as an emitter of Li and a new longitudinal Li limiter as its collector. Such technological scheme can be suggested for the steady-state fusion neutron source on the tokamak basis. During plasma shots the cryogenic target of T-11M collected Li flow emitted by the vertical capillary Li limiter almost completely (up to 80%). These Li and hydrogen isotopes were captured and extracted outside the tokamak vacuum chamber without venting of the vessel which is a key requirement for the use of Li in the steady-state tokamak reactor.
A complex of tungsten and lithium limiters is developed. It is expected that application of W as a plasma facing material will allow excluding carbon influx into the vacuum chamber. An additional Li limiter, arranged in the shadow of the W one, will be used as a Li source. The parameters and design of limiters are presented. The plasma facing surface of the Li limiter is constructed to make use of a capillary-porous system (CPS). The porous matrix of the CPS provides stability of liquid Li surface under magnetohydrodinamic force effects, and facilitates its constant renewal due to capillary forces. It is shown that the upgrade of limiters in tokamak Т-10 will allow the provision of electron cyclotron resonance (ECR) plasma heating with power up to 3 MW at reasonable Li flux. The first results on Li-W experiments with ECR heating are presented and discussed. Li limiter design and limiter arrangement configuration for a steady state operating tokamak with a closed cycle of lithium circulation are considered.
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