Numerical investigation of Tokamak runaway current suppression by using massive deuterium-argon/neon gas mixture injection

Zhenzhe HAN; Pingwei ZHENG

doi:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2024.hjs.47.080601

NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, Volume. 47, Issue 8, 080601(2024)

Numerical investigation of Tokamak runaway current suppression by using massive deuterium-argon/neon gas mixture injection

Zhenzhe HAN¹ and Pingwei ZHENG^1,2、*

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¹School of Resource Environment and Safety Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China

²Demonstration Base for International Science and Technology Cooperation on Nuclear Energy and Nuclear Safety, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China

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Category: NUCLEAR ENERGY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

Received: Oct. 24, 2023

Accepted: --

Published Online: Sep. 23, 2024

The Author Email: ZHENG Pingwei (郑平卫)

DOI:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2024.hjs.47.080601

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