Numerical modeling of ELMO Bumpy Torus plasmas

Journal Article · Tue Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1983 · Nucl. Technol./Fusion; (United States)

OSTI ID:6664618

Gordinier, M R

The extrapolation of the ELMO Bumpy Torus (EBT) confinement concept to the reactor regime involves many uncertainties, two of the most critical unknowns being: (a) the power required to sustain the steady-state high-beta annuli necessary for core plasma stabilization and (b) the propagation of ion cyclotron resonance heating (ICRH) waves in an irregularly EBT-shaped vacuum vessel. Consequently, strong emphasis has been placed on plasma modeling in order to interpret and extrapolate present data. Some of the modeling work done to date on the conjecture of replacing electron rings with iron rings is highlighted. A method that evaluates the density eigenvalues of the plasma for which ICRH wave propagation can exist is also described.

• Research Organization: McDonnell Douglas Astronautics Company St. Louis, Missouri
• OSTI ID: 6664618
• Journal Information: Nucl. Technol./Fusion; (United States), Journal Name: Nucl. Technol./Fusion; (United States) Vol. 3:2; ISSN NTFUD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CONFIGURATION
CONFINEMENT
CONTAINERS
EIGENVALUES
ELECTRON RINGS
ELMO BUMPY TORUS
ELMO DEVICES
EXTRAPOLATION
HEATING
HIGH-BETA PLASMA
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ICR HEATING
ION RINGS
MAGNETIC MIRRORS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
NUMERICAL SOLUTION
OPEN PLASMA DEVICES
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PLASMA CONFINEMENT
PLASMA DENSITY
PLASMA HEATING
PLASMA SIMULATION
POWER INPUT
PRESSURE VESSELS
SIMULATION
SPACE
STABILIZATION
STEADY-STATE CONDITIONS
THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES
THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS
TOROIDAL CONFIGURATION
WAVE PROPAGATION