Testing of ITER-grade Plasma Facing Units in the WEST tokamak: progress in understanding heat loading and damage mechanisms

Surface heat flux estimation with embedded thermocouples and Fiber Bragg Grating sensor in ITER-like plasma facing components

(2023) Y. Anquetin et al.   FUSION ENGINEERING AND DESIGN

Plasma exposure of a pre-damaged ITER-like plasma facing unit in the WEST tokamak: in-situ and post-mortem measurements

(2023) Yann Corre et al.   Nuclear Materials and Energy

Manufacturing, testing and installation of the full tungsten actively cooled ITER-like divertor in the WEST tokamak

(2023) M. Missirlian et al.   FUSION ENGINEERING AND DESIGN

Overview of the emissivity measurements performed in WEST: in-situ and post-mortem observations

(2022) Jonathan Gaspar et al.   NUCLEAR FUSION

T-REX: Numerical tool for tungsten damage assessment for DEMO

(2022) A. Durif et al.   JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MATERIALS

The MEMOS-U code description of macroscopic melt dynamics in fusion devices

(2021) E Thorén et al.   PLASMA PHYSICS AND CONTROLLED FUSION

Very High-Resolution Infrared imagery of misaligned tungsten monoblock edge heating in the WEST tokamak

(2021) A. Grosjean et al.   Nuclear Materials and Energy

Thermal loads in gaps between ITER divertor monoblocks: first lessons learnt from WEST

(2021) J.P. Gunn et al.   Nuclear Materials and Energy

Cross diagnostics measurements of heat load profiles on the lower tungsten divertor of WEST in L-mode experiments

(2021) N. Fedorczak et al.   Nuclear Materials and Energy

Divertor power loads and scrape off layer width in the large aspect ratio full tungsten tokamak WEST

(2021) J. Gaspar et al.   NUCLEAR FUSION

In situ observation of tungsten plasma-facing components after the first phase of operation of the WEST tokamak

(2021) M. Diez et al.   NUCLEAR FUSION

Operating a full tungsten actively cooled tokamak: overview of WEST first phase of operation

(2021) Jerome B Bucalossi   NUCLEAR FUSION

First plasma exposure of a pre-damaged ITER-like plasma facing unit in the WEST tokamak: procedure for the PFU preparation and lessons learnt

(2021) Marianne Richou et al.   NUCLEAR FUSION

Sustained W-melting experiments on actively cooled ITER-like plasma facing unit in WEST

(2021) Y Corre et al.   PHYSICA SCRIPTA

Resolidification-controlled melt dynamics under fast transient tokamak plasma loads

(2020) Svetlana Ratynskaia et al.   NUCLEAR FUSION

First analysis of the misaligned leading edges of ITER-like plasma facing units using a very high resolution infrared camera in WEST

(2020) A. Grosjean et al.   NUCLEAR FUSION

In-situ assessment of the emissivity of tungsten plasma facing components of the WEST tokamak

(2020) J. Gaspar et al.   Nuclear Materials and Energy

Infrared thermography in metallic environments of WEST and ASDEX Upgrade

(2020) M-H. Aumeunier et al.   Nuclear Materials and Energy

Full coverage infrared thermography diagnostic for WEST machine protection

(2019) X. Courtois et al.   FUSION ENGINEERING AND DESIGN

The very high spatial resolution infrared thermography on ITER-like tungsten monoblocks in WEST Tokamak

(2019) M. Houry et al.   FUSION ENGINEERING AND DESIGN

Cracks avoidance with a modified solid tungsten divertor in ASDEX Upgrade

(2018) I. Zammuto et al.   FUSION ENGINEERING AND DESIGN

Design optimization of the ITER tungsten divertor vertical targets

(2018) T. Hirai et al.   FUSION ENGINEERING AND DESIGN

Experiments on transient melting of tungsten by ELMs in ASDEX Upgrade

(2018) K. Krieger et al.   NUCLEAR FUSION

Integration of fiber Bragg grating temperature sensors in plasma facing components of the WEST tokamak

(2018) Y. Corre et al.   REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS

Surface heat loads on the ITER divertor vertical targets

(2017) J.P. Gunn et al.   NUCLEAR FUSION

Heat flux depositions on the WEST divertor and first wall components

(2015) M. Firdaouss et al.   FUSION ENGINEERING AND DESIGN

ELM induced tungsten melting and its impact on tokamak operation

(2015) J.W. Coenen et al.   JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MATERIALS

The WEST project: Testing ITER divertor high heat flux component technology in a steady state tokamak environment

(2014) J. Bucalossi et al.   FUSION ENGINEERING AND DESIGN

The WEST project: Current status of the ITER-like tungsten divertor

(2014) M. Missirlian et al.   FUSION ENGINEERING AND DESIGN

Status of the ITER full-tungsten divertor shaping and heat load distribution analysis

(2014) S Carpentier-Chouchana et al.   PHYSICA SCRIPTA

Investigation of steady-state tokamak issues by long pulse experiments on Tore Supra

(2009) G. Giruzzi et al.   NUCLEAR FUSION