Identification of future engineering-development needs of alternative concepts for magnetic-fusion energy

Conference · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:5090781

Krakowski, R A

A qualitative identification of future engineering needs of alternative fusion concepts (AFCs) is presented. These needs are assessed relative to the similar needs of the tokamak in order to emphasize differences in required technology with respect to the well documented mainline approach. Although nearly thirty AFCs can be identified as being associated with some level of reactor projection, redirection, refocusing, and general similarities can be used to generate a reduced AFC list that includes only the bumpy tori, stellarators, reversed-field pinches, and compact toroids. Furthermore, each AFC has the potential of operating as a conventional (low power density, superconducting magnets) or a compact, high-power-density (HPD) system. Hence, in order to make tractable an otherwise difficult task, the future engineering needs for the AFCs are addressed here for conventional versus compact approaches, with the latter being treated as a generic class and the former being composed of bumpy tori, stellarators, reversed-field pinches, and compact toroids.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 5090781
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-82-1973; CONF-820838-1; ON: DE82019566; TRN: 82-019787
• Resource Relation: Conference: Future engineering development needs for magnetic fusion workshop, Washington, DC, USA, 3 Aug 1982
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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