HL-2M

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HL-2M
Huan-Liuqi-2M
HL-2M tokamak CAD.jpg
CAD drawing of HL-2M
Device type Tokamak
Location Chengdu, Sichuan, China
AffiliationChina National Nuclear Corporation, Southwestern Institute of Physics
Technical specifications
Major radius1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Minor radius0.65 m (2 ft 2 in)
Magnetic field 2.2 T (22,000 G)
Heating power25  MW
Discharge duration10  s
Plasma current3  MA
Plasma temperature 200×106  K
History
Year(s) of operation2020–present
Preceded by HL-2A

HL-2M or HL-3 is a research tokamak at the Southwestern Institute of Physics in Chengdu, China. [1] It was completed on November 26, 2019 and commissioned on December 4, 2020. HL-2M is now used for nuclear fusion research, in particular to study heat extraction from the plasma. [2] [3] With a major radius of 1.78 m, the tokamak is a medium-scale device. The magnetic field of up to 2.2 T is created by non-superconducting copper coils.

References

  1. "China's HL-3 tokamak achieves H-mode operation with 1 MA plasma current". 2024-01-08.
  2. "China turns on nuclear-powered 'artificial sun' (Update)". phys.org. 2020-12-04.
  3. "HL-2M". 2017-11-17.