Numerical simulation of diffuse linear pinch

Technical Report · Sun Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1976

OSTI ID:7216307

Hirano, Y; Kawakami, I

A fully ionized plasma is considered. This plasma is assumed to be cylindrically-symmetric. The plasma is treated in hydromagnetic approximation, including electric and thermal conductivities and equipartition time. Separate temperatures are assigned to the electrons and ions. External circuits for 1 sub theta and I sub z currents are taken into account in order to obtain the magnetic field at the boundary. The explicit difference scheme is used for solving numerically the system of six partial differential equations. Results of the computation are in good agreement with experimental results. Effects of the positive bias field are investigated numerically for theta pinch. It is found that the positive bias field suppresses the density concentration and reduces beta of the plasma.

• Research Organization: Nagoya Univ. (Japan). Inst. of Plasma Physics
• OSTI ID: 7216307
• Report Number(s): N-76-25022; IPPJ-239
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
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ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY
ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
MAGNETIC FIELD CONFIGURATIONS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
PINCH EFFECT
PLASMA
PLASMA SIMULATION
THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
THETA PINCH