Tokamak with mechanical compression of toroidal magnetic field

Patent · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:864073

Ohkawa, Tihiro

A tokamak apparatus includes a pressure vessel for defining a reservoir and confining liquid therein. A collapsible toroidal liner disposed within the pressure vessel defines a toroidal space within the liner. Liquid metal fills the reservoir outside said liner. A toroidal magnetic field is developed within the toroidal space about the major axis thereof. A toroidal plasma is developed within the toroidal space about the major axis thereof. Pressure is applied to the liquid metal to collapse the liner and reduce the volume of the toroidal space, thereby increasing the toroidal magnetic flux density therein.

• Research Organization: GA Technologies Inc., San Diego, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AT03-76ET51011
• Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): 4,305,784
• Application Number: 06/015964
• OSTI ID: 864073
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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