Tokamak with in situ magnetohydrodynamic generation of toroidal magnetic field
Abstract
A tokamak apparatus includes an electrically conductive metal pressure vessel for defining a chamber and confining liquid therein. A liner disposed within said chamber defines a toroidal space within the liner and confines gas therein. The metal vessel provides an electrically conductive path linking the toroidal space. Liquid metal is forced outwardly through the chamber outside of the toroidal space to generate electric current in the conductive path and thereby generate a toroidal magnetic field within the toroidal space. Toroidal plasma is developed within the toroidal space about the major axis thereof.
- Inventors:
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- San Diego, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- GA TECHNOLOGIES INC
- OSTI Identifier:
- 866006
- Patent Number(s):
- 4615860
- Assignee:
- United States Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21B - FUSION REACTORS
H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02K - DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES
- DOE Contract Number:
- AT03-76ET51011
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- tokamak; situ; magnetohydrodynamic; generation; toroidal; magnetic; field; apparatus; electrically; conductive; metal; pressure; vessel; defining; chamber; confining; liquid; therein; liner; disposed; defines; space; confines; gas; provides; path; linking; forced; outwardly; outside; generate; electric; current; plasma; developed; major; axis; liner disposed; toroidal magnet; major axis; toroidal space; toroidal magnetic; electric current; toroidal plasma; pressure vessel; magnetic field; liquid metal; electrically conductive; conductive path; conductive metal; gas therein; tokamak apparatus; confining liquid; liquid therein; metal pressure; generate electric; /376/
Citation Formats
Schaffer, Michael J. Tokamak with in situ magnetohydrodynamic generation of toroidal magnetic field. United States: N. p., 1986.
Web.
Schaffer, Michael J. Tokamak with in situ magnetohydrodynamic generation of toroidal magnetic field. United States.
Schaffer, Michael J. Wed .
"Tokamak with in situ magnetohydrodynamic generation of toroidal magnetic field". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/866006.
@article{osti_866006,
title = {Tokamak with in situ magnetohydrodynamic generation of toroidal magnetic field},
author = {Schaffer, Michael J},
abstractNote = {A tokamak apparatus includes an electrically conductive metal pressure vessel for defining a chamber and confining liquid therein. A liner disposed within said chamber defines a toroidal space within the liner and confines gas therein. The metal vessel provides an electrically conductive path linking the toroidal space. Liquid metal is forced outwardly through the chamber outside of the toroidal space to generate electric current in the conductive path and thereby generate a toroidal magnetic field within the toroidal space. Toroidal plasma is developed within the toroidal space about the major axis thereof.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
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place = {United States},
year = {1986},
month = {1}
}
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