Performance of Polywell{trademark} inertial-electrostatic confinement for application
Conference
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OSTI ID:178281
- Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States). Fusion Technology Inst.
Recent ideas have motivated a fresh look at fusion based on inertial-electrostatic confinement (IEC). Inertial-electrostatic-confinement devices electrostatically focus ions into a dense core. The electrostatic potential is generated by either grids or magnetically trapped electrons. Work is reported on modeling Polywell particle and power balance, with an emphasis on moderate-Q (fusion power/input power) producers of fusion neutrons and protons for various applications. Because electrostatic potentials of 10--100 kV can be created with relative ease, both D-T and advanced fuels, such as D-{sup 3}He, can have significant reactivities. Potentially, therefore, useful fluxes of fusion products (neutrons and protons, for example) can be generated even at low Q values. The analysis is performed by the Mathematical computer code SAFE (Spherical Advanced Fusion Evaluator). Parametric dependencies and optimized reference cases are exhibited.
- OSTI ID:
- 178281
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-950612--; ISBN 0-7803-2669-5
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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