Compact steady-state tokamak performance dependence on magnet and core physics limits
| Autor: | J. E. Menard |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
Magnetic fusion
Tokamak High-temperature superconductivity Steady state (electronics) General Mathematics Nuclear engineering General Physics and Astronomy Superconducting magnet 01 natural sciences 010305 fluids & plasmas law.invention high temperature superconductors law Physics::Plasma Physics 0103 physical sciences 010306 general physics tokamak Physics magnetic fusion Toroidal field General Engineering Articles Core (optical fiber) Magnet pilot plant Research Article |
| Zdroj: | Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences |
| ISSN: | 1471-2962 |
| Popis: | Compact tokamak fusion reactors using advanced high-temperature superconducting magnets for the toroidal field coils have received considerable recent attention due to the promise of more compact devices and more economical fusion energy development. Facilities with combined fusion nuclear science and Pilot Plant missions to provide both the nuclear environment needed to develop fusion materials and components while also potentially achieving sufficient fusion performance to generate modest net electrical power are considered. The performance of the tokamak fusion system is assessed using a range of core physics and toroidal field magnet performance constraints to better understand which parameters most strongly influence the achievable fusion performance. This article is part of a discussion meeting issue ‘Fusion energy using tokamaks: can development be accelerated?’. |
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