Inertial confinement fusion with direct electric generation by magnetic flux comparession

Conference · Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:6318498

Lasche, G P

A high-power-density laser-fusion-reactor concept in investigated in which directed kinetic enery imparted to a large mass of liquid lithium--in which the fusion target is centrally located--is maximized. In turn, this kinetic energy is converted directly to electricity with, potentially, very high efficiency by work done against a pulsed magnetic field applied exterior to the lithium. Because the concept maximizes the blanket thickness per unit volume of lithium, neutron-induced radioactivities in the reaction chamber wall can be many orders of magnitude less than is typical of D-T fusion reactor concepts.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 6318498
• Report Number(s): UCRL-88210; CONF-830406-8; ON: DE83009814
• Resource Relation: Conference: 5. topical meeting on technology of fusion energy, Knoxville, TN, USA, 26 Apr 1983; Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
LASER FUSION REACTORS
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION
MAGNETIC COMPRESSION
BREEDING BLANKETS
KINETIC EQUATIONS
LITHIUM
ALKALI METALS
COMPRESSION
CONVERSION
ELEMENTS
ENERGY CONVERSION
EQUATIONS
METALS
REACTOR COMPONENTS
THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS
700208* - Fusion Power Plant Technology- Inertial Confinement Technology