PELIN's Pellet Injectors

Year Place Type Material Size, D x L, mm Injection Frequency, Hz Velocity, m/s Pellet number Reliability, %
1999 PELIN, Russia Repetitive gun H2, D2 ⌀2 x 2 1-15 200-800 >25000 >99
2000 VNIIEF, Sarov, Russia Repetitive gun H2, D2, DT* ⌀3 x 4 1-6 300-500 >9000 >95
2001 CEA/SBT France Pipe gun (2 stage) D2 ⌀2.7 x 4 - 1600-3000 1 80
2002 LHD, Japan Repetitive gun H2 ⌀2 x 2, ⌀2.5 x 2.5 1-10 250-600 >10000 100
2002 T-10, Russia Pipe Gun (8 barrels) H2, D2 ⌀(1-1.4) x (1-3.5) - 400-1000 1-8 >90
2004 TORE SUPRA, France Repetitive Gun H2, D2, ⌀2 x (1-3.5)** 10 150-550 >10000 99.9
2004 PELIN, Russia Centrifuge H2 ⌀2.4 x 2.7 1 100-500 >1000 >83
2005 LHD, Japan Pipe gun (1 barrel) C inside H2 C - ⌀0.2, H2 - ⌀3 - 960 1 >95
2008 HL-2A, China Repetitive Gun H2, D2 ⌀1.4 x (1.3-1.7) 1-30 150-500 1-25 >90
2009 JET, England Repetitive Gun H2, D2 ⌀1.5 x (1.4-2), ⌀4 x (3-4) 1-50 for ⌀1.5, 1-15 for ⌀4 80-200 for ⌀1.5, 50-300 for ⌀4 >10000 >90
2010 TAE, USA Pipe Gun (12 barrels) H2, D2 ⌀0.9 x (6-15), ⌀1 x (1.5-2.5) - 50-100 for ⌀0.9, 100-250 for ⌀1 1-12 >90
2011 EAST, China Repetitive Gun H2, D2 ⌀2 x 2 1-10 140-300 >15000 99
2011 TUMAN-3, Russia Pipe Gun H2, D2 ⌀(0.8-1) x (0.8-1.5) - 150-950 1-4 >90
2015 EAST, China Repetitive Gun H2, D2 ⌀1.5 x (1.5-1.8) 1-50 150-250 >15000 99
2016 KSTAR, Korea Repetitive Gun H2, D2 ⌀(1.5-2) x 2 1-20 150-200 >20000 >95
2017 J-TEXT, China Pipe Gun (1 barrel) Ar ⌀5 x (5-9) - 150-265 1 98
2018 HL-2A, China Repetitive Gun (3 barrels) H2, D2 ⌀1.0 x 1.3 1-60 100-200 100 90
2019 MAST, England Repetitive Gun (3 barrels) H2, D2 with Ne, Ar doping ⌀1.4 x (1.1-1.7) 1-25 Under tests Under tests Under tests
2019 J-TEXT, China Pipe Gun (1 barrel) Ne ⌀5 x (5-8) - 150-300 1 96
2021 ASDEX Upgrade, Germany Pipe Gun (3 barrels) D2, Ne, Ar D=1-8 L=1-10 - 150-750 1-3 95
* Continuous extrusion of DT ice had been approved without pellet injection.
** Pellet length can be changed during injection cycle.