Application of railgun principle to high-velocity hydrogen pellet injection for magnetic fusion reactor refueling
Conference
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· Fusion Technol.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5509739
Design, construction, testing, and performance evaluation of a small-bore plasma-arc-driven electromagnetic railgun system are described. The railgun system, which is intended for injecting high-velocity hydrogen pellets into the magnetic fusion devices for the purpose of refueling, has two acceleration stages. One consists of a gas gun preaccelerator and the other a railgun booster accelerator. The plasma-arc armature is formed behind the pellet by electrically discharging the propellant gas following the pellet into the railgun from the gas gun.
- Research Organization:
- Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois
- OSTI ID:
- 5509739
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-8309103-
- Conference Information:
- Journal Name: Fusion Technol.; (United States) Journal Volume: 6:2
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
700205* -- Fusion Power Plant Technology-- Fuel
Heating
& Injection Systems
ACCELERATORS
CONSTRUCTION
DESIGN
ELECTRIC DISCHARGES
ELEMENTS
HYDROGEN
NONMETALS
PELLET INJECTION
PERFORMANCE TESTING
PLASMA GUNS
RAILGUN ACCELERATORS
REACTOR FUELING
TESTING
THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS
700205* -- Fusion Power Plant Technology-- Fuel
Heating
& Injection Systems
ACCELERATORS
CONSTRUCTION
DESIGN
ELECTRIC DISCHARGES
ELEMENTS
HYDROGEN
NONMETALS
PELLET INJECTION
PERFORMANCE TESTING
PLASMA GUNS
RAILGUN ACCELERATORS
REACTOR FUELING
TESTING
THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS