System and method for small, clean, steady-state fusion reactors
Abstract
According to some embodiments, a system for widening and densifying a scrape-off layer (SOL) in a field reversed configuration (FRC) fusion reactor is disclosed. The system includes a gas box at one end of the reactor including a gas inlet system and walls of suitable heat bearing materials. The system further includes an exit orifice adjoining the gas box, wherein the exit orifice has a controllable radius and length to allow plasma to flow out from the gas box to populate the SOL with the plasma. The system may also include fusion products, which decrease in speed in the plasma in the SOL, allowing energy to be extracted and converted into thrust or electrical power and further allowing ash to be extracted to reduce neutron emissions and maintain high, steady-state fusion power.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1805517
- Patent Number(s):
- 10923236
- Application Number:
- 17/011,400
- Assignee:
- The Trustees of Princeton University (Princeton, NJ)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-09CH11466
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 09/03/2020
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
Cohen, Samuel A., and Chu-Chueong, Matthew K. System and method for small, clean, steady-state fusion reactors. United States: N. p., 2021.
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Cohen, Samuel A., & Chu-Chueong, Matthew K. System and method for small, clean, steady-state fusion reactors. United States.
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"System and method for small, clean, steady-state fusion reactors". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1805517.
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title = {System and method for small, clean, steady-state fusion reactors},
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abstractNote = {According to some embodiments, a system for widening and densifying a scrape-off layer (SOL) in a field reversed configuration (FRC) fusion reactor is disclosed. The system includes a gas box at one end of the reactor including a gas inlet system and walls of suitable heat bearing materials. The system further includes an exit orifice adjoining the gas box, wherein the exit orifice has a controllable radius and length to allow plasma to flow out from the gas box to populate the SOL with the plasma. The system may also include fusion products, which decrease in speed in the plasma in the SOL, allowing energy to be extracted and converted into thrust or electrical power and further allowing ash to be extracted to reduce neutron emissions and maintain high, steady-state fusion power.},
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