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Title: Magnetic Propulsion of Intense Lithium Streams in a Tokamak Magnetic Field

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/796206· OSTI ID:796206

The paper gives the theory of magnetic propulsion of liquid lithium streams and their stability in tokamaks. In the approximation of a thin flowing layer the MHD equations are reduced to one integro-differential equation which takes into account the propulsion effect, viscosity and the drag force due to magnetic pumping and other interactions with the magnetic field. A criterion is obtained for the stabilization of the ''sausage'' instability of the streams by centrifugal force.

Research Organization:
Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (US)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76CH03073
OSTI ID:
796206
Report Number(s):
PPPL-3679.pdf; TRN: US0201463
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 13 Mar 2002
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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