A validation roadmap of multi-physics simulators of the resonator of MW-class CW gyrotrons for fusion applications

L Savoldi, KA Avramidis, F Albajar, S Alberti, A Leggieri… - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
For a few years the multi-physics modelling of the resonance cavity (resonator) of MW-class
continuous-wave gyrotrons, to be employed for electron cyclotron heating and current drive …

Optimization of the flow distribution in a gyrotron cavity using evolutionary CFD simulations driven by a genetic algorithm

L Savoldi, A Allio, A Leggieri - International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 2022 - Elsevier
The steadily increasing performance requested to gyrotrons, to comply with their function of
heating and current drive in fusion reactors, put a progressively increasing burden on the …

Progress of European Industrial Gyrotron Developments for Nuclear Fusion

A Leggieri, F Albajar, S Alberti… - 2023 24th …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Progress of European Industrial Gyrotron Developments for Nuclear Fusion Page 1
Progress of European Industrial Gyrotron Developments for Nuclear Fusion Alberto …

Industrial Qualification of the THALES TH1509U European 170 GHz 1 MW CW Gyrotron

A Leggieri, F Albajar, S Alberti… - 2024 Joint …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Industrial Qualification of the THALES TH1509U European 170 GHz 1 MW CW Gyrotron Page 1
Industrial Qualification of the THALES TH1509U European 170 GHz 1 MW CW Gyrotron Alberto …

Biogeography-Based Optimization of the Resonator Cooling in a MW-Class Gyrotron for Fusion Applications

R Difonzo, A Allio, A Cammi… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The performance of MW-class gyrotrons, candidate technology for the plasma external
heating in magnetic-confined fusion machines, crucially depends on the heat sink capability …

Progress on TH1509U 170 GHz 1 MW European Gyrotron Program

A Leggieri, F Albajar, S Alberti, A Allio… - 2022 23rd …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Progress on TH1509U 170 GHz 1 MW European Gyrotron Program Page 1 Progress on
TH1509U 170 GHz 1 MW European Gyrotron Program Alberto Leggieri1,Ferran Albajar2,Stefano …

Results on the 1 MW CW 170 GHz gyrotron TH1509UA for ITER and DTT at the FALCON test stand

F Braunmueller, TP Goodman, J Genoud… - EPJ Web of …, 2024 - epj-conferences.org
In this contribution, the tests of the pre-series gyrotron TH1509UA for the Divertor Tokamak
Test facility (DTT) at the FALCON test facility are presented. This versatile test bed proves …

Thales TH1507U 140 GHz 1.5 MW CW Industrial Gyrotron for W7-X ECRH System Upgrade

A Leggieri, KA Avramidis, I Chelis… - 2024 Joint …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The status of the first 140 GHz 1.5 MW CW (1800s) industrial gyrotron unit (TH1507U)
manufactured by THALES for the W7-X Stellarator at Greifswald, Germany, is presented in …