Toroidal band limiter for a plasma containment device
Abstract
This invention relates to a toroidal plasma confinement device having poloidal and toroidal magnetic fields for confining a toroidal plasma column with a plasma current induced therein along an endless, circular equilibrium axis in a torus vacuum cavity wherein the improvement comprises the use of a toroidal plasma band limiter mounted within the vacuum cavity in such a manner as to ensure that the plasma energy is distributed more uniformly over the limiter surface thereby avoiding intense local heating of the limiter while at the same time substantially preventing damage to the plasma containment wall of the cavity by the energetic particles diffusing out from the confined plasma. A plurality of poloidal plasma ring limiters are also utilized for containment wall protection during any disruptive instability that might occur during operation of the device.
- Inventors:
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- Kingston, TN
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 863011
- Patent Number(s):
- 4073680
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21B - FUSION REACTORS
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- toroidal; band; limiter; plasma; containment; device; relates; confinement; poloidal; magnetic; fields; confining; column; current; induced; therein; endless; circular; equilibrium; axis; torus; vacuum; cavity; improvement; comprises; mounted; manner; ensure; energy; distributed; uniformly; surface; avoiding; intense; local; heating; time; substantially; preventing; damage; wall; energetic; particles; diffusing; confined; plurality; limiters; utilized; protection; disruptive; instability; occur; operation; confined plasma; current induced; toroidal magnet; plasma current; toroidal magnetic; plasma column; toroidal plasma; magnetic field; magnetic fields; improvement comprises; plasma confinement; plasma containment; containment device; preventing damage; substantially preventing; confinement device; energetic particles; local heating; plasma energy; induced therein; substantially prevent; poloidal plasma; limiter mounted; /376/
Citation Formats
Kelley, George G. Toroidal band limiter for a plasma containment device. United States: N. p., 1978.
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Kelley, George G. Toroidal band limiter for a plasma containment device. United States.
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"Toroidal band limiter for a plasma containment device". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/863011.
@article{osti_863011,
title = {Toroidal band limiter for a plasma containment device},
author = {Kelley, George G},
abstractNote = {This invention relates to a toroidal plasma confinement device having poloidal and toroidal magnetic fields for confining a toroidal plasma column with a plasma current induced therein along an endless, circular equilibrium axis in a torus vacuum cavity wherein the improvement comprises the use of a toroidal plasma band limiter mounted within the vacuum cavity in such a manner as to ensure that the plasma energy is distributed more uniformly over the limiter surface thereby avoiding intense local heating of the limiter while at the same time substantially preventing damage to the plasma containment wall of the cavity by the energetic particles diffusing out from the confined plasma. A plurality of poloidal plasma ring limiters are also utilized for containment wall protection during any disruptive instability that might occur during operation of the device.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1978},
month = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1978}
}