Inertial confinement fusion with direct electric generation by magnetic flux comparession

Conference · Fri Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1982

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
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

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