HL-2M is a research tokamak at the Southwestern Institute of Physics in Chengdu, China. 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.[1][2] 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.
| Huan-Liuqi-2M | |
|---|---|
 CAD drawing of HL-2M | |
| Device type | Tokamak |
| Location | Chengdu, Sichuan, China |
| Affiliation | China National Nuclear Corporation, Southwestern Institute of Physics |
| Technical specifications | |
| Major radius | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Minor radius | 0.65 m (2 ft 2 in) |
| Magnetic field | 2.2 T (22,000 G) |
| Heating power | 25 MW |
| Discharge duration | 10 s |
| Plasma current | 3 MA |
| Plasma temperature | 200×106 K |
| History | |
| Year(s) of operation | 2020–present |
| Preceded by | HL-2A |
References
edit- ^ "China turns on nuclear-powered 'artificial sun' (Update)". phys.org. 2020-12-04.
- ^ "HL-2M". 2017-11-17.
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