Feasibility study for the Spherical Torus Experiment

Technical Report · Tue Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1985

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6279374· OSTI ID:6279374

Lazarus, E. A.; Attenberger, S. E.; Baylor, L. R.; Borowski, S. K.; Brown, R. L.; Carreras, B. A.; Charlton, L. A.; Chipley, K. K.; Dalton, G. R.; Fowler, R. H.

The design of the Spherical Torus Experiment (STX) is discussed. The physics of the plasma are given in a magnetohydrodynamic model. The structural aspects and instrumentation of the device are described. 19 refs., 103 figs. (WRF)

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 6279374
• Report Number(s): ORNL/TM-9786; ON: DE86004663
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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MAGNETS
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RESISTANCE HEATING
SIMULATION
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