Confinement requirements for OHMIC-compressive ignition of a Spheromak plasma

Conference · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:6653646

Olson, R; Gilligan, J; Miley, G

The Moving Plasmoid Reactor (MPR) is an attractive alternative magnetic fusion scheme in which Spheromak plasmoids are envisioned to be formed, compressed, burned, and expanded as the plasmoids translate through a series of linear reactor modules. Although auxiliary heating of the plasmoids may be possible, the MPR scenario would be especially interesting if ohmic decay and compression along were sufficient to heat the plasmoids to an ignition temperature. In the present work, we will study the transport conditions under which a Spheromak plasmoid could be expected to reach ignition via a combination of ohmic and compression heating.

• Research Organization: Illinois Univ., Urbana (USA). Fusion Studies Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: AS02-76ET52040
• OSTI ID: 6653646
• Report Number(s): COO-2218-197; CONF-801215-9
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
700105* -- Fusion Energy-- Plasma Research-- Plasma Kinetics-Theoretical-- (-1987)
CLOSED PLASMA DEVICES
COMPRESSION
CONFINEMENT
ELECTRIC HEATING
ENERGY BALANCE
HEATING
JOULE HEATING
PLASMA CONFINEMENT
PLASMA DRIFT
PLASMA HEATING
PLASMOIDS
RESISTANCE HEATING
SPHEROMAK DEVICES
THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES
THERMONUCLEAR IGNITION
TOKAMAK DEVICES