A Review on Design, Development and Performance analysis of the Vacuum Feedthrough for ADITYA Tokamak

  Dave Bhargav Jayeshkumar,  Prof. G. D. Makwana

Frequently, high-power pulsed ion cyclotron range of frequency experiments are limited by breakdown at the vacuum feedthrough. This paper describes the development and testing of vacuum feedthroughs to increase both reliability and capability. The ultimate goal of this review paper is to develop a continuous-wave feedthrough for the next generation of fusion experiments. The feedthrough in the interface, which isolates the ADITYA Tokamak vacuum from that of the interface, becomes most critical and vulnerable to RF voltage breakdown and arcing. The use of dielectric material between inner and outer conductor introduces threat of surface discharge in vacuum condition. The feed through are very crucial, as its failure not only affects RF system but also the tokamak vacuum gets affected.

Keywords- ICRF Heating, ORNL & TEXTOR vacuum feedthrough, RF Design criteria, RF Vacuum Window.

Unique Identification Number - IJEDR1401040
Page Number(s) - 225-229
Pubished in - Volume 2 | Issue 1 | March 2014
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Publisher - IJEDR (ISSN - 2321-9939)

  Dave Bhargav Jayeshkumar,  Prof. G. D. Makwana,   "A Review on Design, Development and Performance analysis of the Vacuum Feedthrough for ADITYA Tokamak", International Journal of Engineering Development and Research (IJEDR), ISSN:2321-9939, Volume.2, Issue 1, pp.225-229, March 2014, Available at :http://www.ijedr.org/papers/IJEDR1401040.pdf