Wendelstein 7-X

Technical Data



Essential Data of Wendelstein 7-X

Size of the device diameter 16 metres,
  height 5 metres
Mass 725 tons
Major plasma radius 5.5 metres (mean value)
Minor plasma radius 0.53 metre (mean value)
Magnetic field 3 tesla
Discharge time continuous operation for 30 minutes with microwave heating
Plasma  
   composition hydrogen, deuterium
   volume 30 cubic metres
   quantity 0.005 up to 0.03 gram
Plasma heating 15 megawatts
Plasma temperature up to 100 million degrees
Plasma density up to 3 ?1020 particles/m3
Energy confinement time 0.15 seconds