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Design and Thermal-Structural Analyses of Ancillary Components for the Optical Steering Mirror (M4) for the ITER ECH Upper Launcher

Silva, Phillip Santos  
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Chavan, Rene  
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Goodman, Timothy  
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June 1, 2020
Ieee Transactions On Plasma Science

Each of the four ITER Electron Cyclotron Heating Upper Launcher (ECHUL) features eight transmission lines (TLs) that are used to inject 170-GHz microwave power into the plasma at a level of up to 1.31 MW (at the TL diamond window) per line. The millimeter waves are guided through a quasi-optical section consisting of three fixed mirror sets (M1, M2, and M3) and one front steering mirror set (M4), with a steering range of & x005B;& x2212;7, & x002B;7 & x005D;& x00B0;. The M4 mirror assembly (upper and lower) will each reflect nearly four Gaussian beams at the correct location in the plasma for suppression of the/1 NTMs. EPFL-SPC has developed a novel steering mirror assembly (SMA) actuator system, which is based on four pressure-controlled, helium-filled bellows working against six helicoidally machined, preloaded, compressive springs, that rotate around two frictionless flexure pivots. This article will outline the design and thermal & x2013;mechanical analysis of such bellows, springs, housing (stator), and the remote-handling compatible support frame.

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research article
DOI
10.1109/TPS.2020.2974545
Web of Science ID

WOS:000542945800028

Author(s)
Silva, Phillip Santos  
Chavan, Rene  
Goodman, Timothy  
Sanchez, Avelino Mas  
Vagnoni, Matteo  
Date Issued

2020-06-01

Publisher

IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC

Published in
Ieee Transactions On Plasma Science
Volume

48

Issue

6

Start page

1525

End page

1530

Subjects

Physics, Fluids & Plasmas

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Physics

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bellows

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stators

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mirrors

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springs

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heating systems

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thermal analysis

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plasmas

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electron cyclotron heating (ech)

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iter

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steering mirrors

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upper launcher

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REVIEWED

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