Implementation of stellarator of Costa Rica 1 SCR-1

The SCR-1 is a small modular stellarator designed, constructed and is being implemented at Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica. The project is its final phase of commissioning and it is expected to be operational in June 2015. This article aims at summarizing the SCR-1 project from the engineering...

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Published in2015 IEEE 26th Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE) pp. 1 - 6
Main Authors Vargas, V. I., Mora, J., Otarola, C., Zamora, E., Asenjo, J., Mora, A., Villalobos, E.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.05.2015
Subjects
Aluminum
Coils
Computer numerical control
low shear configuration
Magnetic confinement
Magnetic fields
Plasmas
small modular stellarator
Stellarator
Welding
Wires
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Summary:The SCR-1 is a small modular stellarator designed, constructed and is being implemented at Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica. The project is its final phase of commissioning and it is expected to be operational in June 2015. This article aims at summarizing the SCR-1 project from the engineering and manufacturing point of view, particularly highlighting the construction of the toroidal vacuum vessel and the modular coils.
ISSN:2155-9953
DOI:10.1109/SOFE.2015.7482321