Two-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic equilibria with flow and studies of equilibrium fluctuations

Miscellaneous · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:6055844

Agim, Y Z

A set of reduced ideal MHD (magnetohydrodynamic) equations is derived to investigate equilibria of plasmas with mass flow in general two-dimensional geometry. These equations provide a means of investigating the effects of flow on self-consistent equilibria in a number of new two-dimensional configurations such as helically symmetric configurations with helical axis, which are relevant to stellarators, as well as axisymmetric configurations. In the second part, magnetic fluctuations due to the thermally excited MHD waves are investigated using fluid and kinetic models to describe a stable, uniform, compressible plasma in the range above the drift wave frequency and below the ion cyclotron frequency.

• Research Organization: Wisconsin Univ., Madison, WI (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6055844
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Ph.D. Thesis
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
PLASMA
FLOW MODELS
MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS
STABILITY
CYCLOTRON FREQUENCY
HYDROMAGNETIC WAVES
ION CYCLOTRON-RESONANCE
THEORETICAL DATA
CYCLOTRON RESONANCE
DATA
FLUID MECHANICS
HYDRODYNAMICS
INFORMATION
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
MECHANICS
NUMERICAL DATA
RESONANCE
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