Development of a two-stage pneumatic repeating pellet injector for the refueling of long-pulse magnetic confinement fusion devices

Fusion Technology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 601-608

  Frattolillo, Antonio ^a,c,d   Migliori, Silvio ^a,d,e,f   Combs, Stephen K ^b   Milora, Stanley L ^b  

^a ASSOCIAZIONE EURATOM ENEA SULLA FUSIONE   (Italy)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^d Fusion Division   (Italy)

^e SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^f ENEA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fusion plasma fueling; Repeating pellet injector; Two stage pneumatic gun

Indexed keywords

DEUTERIUM; EXPERIMENTAL REACTORS; NUCLEAR FUEL PELLETS; REACTOR REFUELING;

INTERNATIONAL THERMONUCLEAR EXPERIMENTAL REACTORS (ITER); PNEUMATIC PELLET INJECTORS;

TOKAMAK DEVICES;

EID: 0031335788     PISSN: 07481896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/fst97-a19907     Document Type: Article

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