超声分子束双相态粒子注入系统研制及应用

Development and Application of Supersonic Molecular Beam Dual-phase Particle Injection System

  • 摘要: 本文研制并测试了一套超声分子束双相态(液/气混合)粒子注入系统,旨在通过低温团簇形成提升束流聚集性能。传统液氮冷却方案存在温度不可调、难以满足轻元素气体(如氢、氘)形成稳定团簇所需的低温条件等问题。为此,本文将氦制冷机与常规超声分子束注入系统进行了集成,实现了对注入气体24.5~325 K宽温区、控温精度优于±0.1 K、可远程调控的精确温度控制。在线下测试平台上,系统真空、制冷性能与温度控制等核心指标均达到设计要求。结合普通相机、高速相机和纹影法多种可视化诊断手段,观测到液化氢束流的形成、演化与稳定过程。高速相机图像分析表明:束流在1 ms内形成并趋于稳定,呈现锥形扩散形貌;纹影图像进一步揭示了束流核心高密度区与外围低密度区之间存在明显的密度梯度分布,结合直接成像结果,为液/气双相态氢束流的产生提供了实验证据。本文研究为在聚变装置上开展低温团簇注入、实现更精准的燃料注入与等离子体密度控制,奠定了关键技术与实验基础。

     

    Abstract: Supersonic molecular beam injection (SMBI), a plasma fueling technology developed by the Southwestern Institute of Physics with independent intellectual property rights, has been widely applied in multiple Tokamaks due to its high injection speed and excellent directivity. This paper develops and tests a dual-phase (liquid/gas mixture) particle injection system for SMBI, aiming to improve beam focusing performance through low-temperature cluster formation, thereby achieving more precise fueling and plasma density control in fusion devices. To address the limitations of conventional liquid nitrogen cooling, which suffers from non-adjustable temperature and inability to meet the cryogenic conditions below 30 K required for stable cluster formation of light-element gases such as hydrogen and deuterium, this work innovatively integrated a Gifford-McMahon type helium refrigerator with a conventional SMBI system. This integration enabled precise, remotely controllable temperature regulation of the injected gas over a wide range from 24.5 K to 325 K with a control accuracy better than ±0.1 K. The main body of the system employed a transition copper base to achieve thermal coupling between the cold head and the injector, with a coiled copper tube structure for efficient cold transfer. The temperature control system used a PID controller to adjust the heater power, dynamically balancing the heating power against the cooling power of the refrigerator to achieve closed-loop temperature control. On an offline test platform, the system achieved a vacuum pressure of 6.4×10−5 Pa, a minimum temperature of 24.5 K, and a maximum temperature of 324.96 K, all meeting the design specifications. The cooldown to the minimum temperature took approximately 45 min, while the warm-up to 100 K took about 80 min, providing engineering references for subsequent device integration. Using multiple visualization diagnostics, including a standard camera, a high-speed camera (operated at 3 000 fps), and a schlieren system, the formation, evolution, and stabilization processes of a liquefied hydrogen beam were observed for the first time in a fusion-related SMBI scenario under experimental conditions of 30 K and a hydrogen pressure no less than 1.3×106 Pa. Combining the results of the three diagnostic methods confirm the generation of a liquid/gas dual-phase hydrogen beam. This system is fully functional and meets all performance requirements, thereby establishing the key technological and experimental foundation for low-temperature cluster injection on fusion devices to achieve more precise fueling and plasma density control. Future work will include the introduction of Rayleigh scattering diagnostics, system reliability studies, and experimental exploration of injection conditions with coexisting gas and cluster phases in the temperature range of 40-77 K, aiming to further improve the comprehensive understanding of the phase-state composition of the beam.

     

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