MAGNETIC END CLOSURES FOR PLASMA CONFINING AND HEATING DEVICES
Abstract
More effective magnetic closure field regions for various open-ended containment magnetic fields used in fusion reactor devices are provided by several spaced, coaxially-aligned solenoids utilized to produce a series of nodal field regions of uniform or, preferably, of incrementally increasing intensity separated by lower intensity regions outwardly from the ends of said containment zone. Plasma sources may also be provided to inject plasma into said lower intensity areas to increase plasma density therein. Plasma may then be transported, by plasma diffusion mechanisms provided by the nodal fields, into the containment field. With correlated plasma densities and nodal field spacings approximating the mean free partl cle collision path length in the zones between the nodal fields, optimum closure effectiveness is obtained. (AEC)
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4657279
- Patent Number(s):
- 3101310
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H05 - ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR H05H - PLASMA TECHNIQUE
- NSA Number:
- NSA-17-033221
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-63
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- PHYSICS; CHARGED PARTICLES; COILS; CONFIGURATION; CONFINEMENT; DENSITY; DIFFUSION; EFFICIENCY; HEATING; INJECTION; INTERACTIONS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PLANNING; PLASMA; THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES
Citation Formats
Post, R F. MAGNETIC END CLOSURES FOR PLASMA CONFINING AND HEATING DEVICES. United States: N. p., 1963.
Web.
Post, R F. MAGNETIC END CLOSURES FOR PLASMA CONFINING AND HEATING DEVICES. United States.
Post, R F. Tue .
"MAGNETIC END CLOSURES FOR PLASMA CONFINING AND HEATING DEVICES". United States.
@article{osti_4657279,
title = {MAGNETIC END CLOSURES FOR PLASMA CONFINING AND HEATING DEVICES},
author = {Post, R F},
abstractNote = {More effective magnetic closure field regions for various open-ended containment magnetic fields used in fusion reactor devices are provided by several spaced, coaxially-aligned solenoids utilized to produce a series of nodal field regions of uniform or, preferably, of incrementally increasing intensity separated by lower intensity regions outwardly from the ends of said containment zone. Plasma sources may also be provided to inject plasma into said lower intensity areas to increase plasma density therein. Plasma may then be transported, by plasma diffusion mechanisms provided by the nodal fields, into the containment field. With correlated plasma densities and nodal field spacings approximating the mean free partl cle collision path length in the zones between the nodal fields, optimum closure effectiveness is obtained. (AEC)},
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place = {United States},
year = {1963},
month = {8}
}