Alcator C-Mod Run 1050518 Information

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Miniproposals
Miniproposal:298a
Date Filed: 5/20/2002
Title:C-Mod Plasma Startup
First Author:Jim Irby
Session Leader:Jim Irby (shots 1-1)

Operators
Session leader(s):Jim Irby
Physics operator(s):
Engineering operator(s):Bill Cochran

Engineering Operator Run Comment
Recovery from Vacuum Opening

Session Leader Plans

Physics Operators Plans
Entered: May 18 2005 11:33:26:483AM
Author: Ron Parker
Engineering setup for Tuesday, 18 May 2005

Recovery from Vacuum Opening


Session leader: J. Irby
Physics operator: R. Parker

ECDC overnight in D2; bake at 60 C.

Run begins at 09:00 and ends at 17:00.

Power systems as on 1050506032

A-coil configuration: normal [+Dtop -Dbot -Jtop +Jbot] and enabled.

Gas Setup:
fill B-Top with 6 psi D2 Hybrid enabled (PG4)
fill B-side lower with 1 psi Ar Hybrid enabled (PG1)
leave B-side upper with whatever Hybrid disabled
fill B-main (C-side) with 40 psi D2 Hybrid enabled (PG3)


Gate valve open on first shot, possibly closed at some point during the run.

Enable the following gate valves, assuming no vacuum problems:
ECE, VUV, Z-bolo shutters

Necessary diagnostics: Titanium monitoring

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ICRF Setup: All transmitters in run on at 8:30

Run plan

The plan is to contimue the operation that had been terminated on 1050506 in order to remove the LH grill. Of interest will be the level of Ti and the level of D2/H2 fueling from the wall. When and if the discharge approaches a "normal"
state, a fidicial shot will be run. The first shot loaded will be copied from 1050506032.

Session Leader Summaries

Physics Operator Summaries
Entered: May 18 2005 11:19:38:353AM
Author: Ron Parker
The run was first delayed as the alternator tripped on the way up to speed.

A faulty interlock was thought to be the cause of the problem, but in fact
the same trip occured approaching 1200 RPM on the retry after the "fix".

It will be necessary to run the alternator back down to zero speed to repair.
Thus, the run was cancelled at 11:15.

Session Leader Comments

Physics Operator Comments
May 18 2005 09:20:16:900AM1050518001Ron ParkerNo overnight bake, T=35 deg.

8:40: Alternator trip. Approximately 2 hour delay expected.
May 18 2005 10:50:19:670AM1050518001Ron ParkerA few no-power shots will be run to fire beam into vacuum.
May 18 2005 11:11:32:600AM1050518001Ron ParkerOn the way up to speed, the alternator shut down again.

It will be necessary to run the alternator back down to zero speed.

Run 1050518 is cancelled.
May 18 2005 11:12:14:520AM1050518001Ron Parker10:50 Alternator coming up to speed 970 RPM

Engineering Operator Comments
ShotTimeTypeStatusComment
110:53:21:373AMPlasmaOk