Selection of a toroidal fusion reactor concept for a magnetic fusion production reactor

Autor:	D. L. Jassby
Rok vydání:	1987
Předmět:	Nuclear and High Energy Physics Tokamak Materials science Thermonuclear fusion Riggatron Nuclear engineering Magnetic confinement fusion Fusion power law.invention Nuclear physics Nuclear Energy and Engineering law Pinch Nuclear fusion Stellarator
Zdroj:	Journal of Fusion Energy. 6:65-88
ISSN:	1572-9591 0164-0313
DOI:	10.1007/bf01053332
Popis:	The basic fusion driver requirements of a toroidal materials production reactor are considered. The tokamak, stellarator, bumpy torus, and reversed-field pinch are compared with regard to their demonstrated performance, probable near-term development, and potential advantages and disadvantages if used as reactors for materials production. Of the candidate fusion drivers, the tokamak is determined to be the most viable for a near-term production reactor. Four tokamak reactor concepts (TORFA/FED-R, AFTR/ZEPHYR, Riggatron, and Superconducting Coil) of approximately 500-MW fusion power are compared with regard to their demands on plasma performance, required fusion technology development, and blanket configuration characteristics. Because of its relatively moderate requirements on fusion plasma physics and technology development, as well as its superior configuration of production blankets, the TORFA/FED-R type of reactor operating with a fusion power gain of about 3 is found to be the most suitable tokamak candidate for implementation as a near-term production reactor.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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