Liner-Driven Pulsed Magnetized Target Fusion Power Plant
| Autor: | Ronald L. Miller |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
| Předmět: |
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Fusion Materials science Fusion energy gain factor Power station 020209 energy Mechanical Engineering Nuclear engineering Implosion Magnetized target fusion 02 engineering and technology Fusion power 01 natural sciences 010305 fluids & plasmas Nuclear physics Nuclear Energy and Engineering Duty cycle 0103 physical sciences 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Field-reversed configuration General Materials Science Civil and Structural Engineering |
| Zdroj: | Fusion Science and Technology. 52:427-431 |
| ISSN: | 1943-7641 1536-1055 |
| DOI: | 10.13182/fst07-a1525 |
| Popis: | Magnetized Target Fusion (MTF) occupies an intermediate region between conventional Magnetic Fusion Energy (MFE) and Inertial Fusion Energy (IFE). A particular approach, extrapolated from the ongoing FRX-L experimental effort, involves the generation of a Field Reversed Configuration (FRC) suitable for translation along an axial magnetic field and cylindricalliner (i.e., converging flux conserver) implosion and pdV heating to burn conditions. The fusion gain, Q (ratio of DT fusion yield to the sum of initial liner kinetic energy plus plasma formation energy), sets the pulsed power-plant duty cycle. The modular power-plant embodiment recalls the Fast Liner Reactor (FLR) and shares stand-off and blast-mitigation features of the recent characterization of the Z-IFE. Recycle and economic remanufacture of destroyed front-end apparatus must be performed under tight cost constraints. A tin-lithium alloy is being investigated for multifunctional suitability as the liner, transmission-line, and primary coolant/breeder material. Key performance drivers are described. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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