Abstract
Thermo-oxidation between 0.7 Pa and 32 Pa at wall temperatures of 400-470 K has been investigated in the HT-7 superconducting tokamak. During the oxidation process, deposited carbon layers were removed by the formation of CO and CO2 and the incorporated hydrogen was released in the form of water molecules. A significant fraction of the injected oxygen was also absorbed on the walls. The overall amount of adsorbed oxygen is nearly linear with the filling pressure. The results of the thermo-oxidation experiment in HT-7 were similar to those in TEXTOR. High wall temperature and high oxygen pressure are helpful in removing carbon co-deposits and releasing trapped hydrogen.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 160-166 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Nuclear Materials |
| Volume | 349 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
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| State | Published - 15 Feb 2006 |