Summary of US compact torus experiments

Conference · Wed Mar 11 00:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:6435266

Hartman, C W

During the past several years a rapid increase has occurred in compact torus (CT) research in the United States, reflecting renewed interest in this simplified reactor consequences of this configuration. This paper reviews early approaches to CT formation and results and summarizes present experimental studies. Recent experiments have demonstrated a number of macroscopic aspects of the CT, including the conditions under which a macroscopically stable CT can be formed and maintained. Scaling experiments and more detailed studies of plasma transport in progress are discussed along with experiments under construction.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 6435266
• Report Number(s): UCRL-85690; CONF-810364-1; TRN: 81-010252
• Resource Relation: Conference: International school of fusion reactor technology's course on unconventional approaches to fusion, Erice, Italy, 16 Mar 1981
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES
REVIEWS
ASPECT RATIO
REVERSE-FIELD PINCH
SCALING LAWS
STABILITY
TOROIDAL CONFIGURATION
TRANSPORT THEORY
ANNULAR SPACE
CONFIGURATION
DOCUMENT TYPES
PINCH EFFECT
SPACE
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