Fusion heating technology

Conference · Tue Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1982 · Energy Technol. (Wash., D.C.); (United States)

OSTI ID:5201556

Cole, A J

John Lawson established the criterion that in order to produce more energy from fusion than is necessary to heat the plasma and replenish the radiation losses, a minimum value for both the product of plasma density and confinement time t, and the temperature must be achieved. There are two types of plasma heating: neutral beam and electromagnetic wave heating. A neutral beam system is shown. Main development work on negative ion beamlines has focused on the difficult problem of the production of high current sources. The development of a 30 keV-1 ampere multisecond source module is close to being accomplished. In electromagnetic heating, the launcher, which provides the means of coupling the power to the plasma, is most important. The status of heating development is reviewed. Electron cyclotron resonance heating (ECRH), lower hybrid heating (HHH), and ion cyclotron resonance heating (ICRH) are reviewed.

• Research Organization: TRW, INC., Redondo Beach, California 90278
• OSTI ID: 5201556
• Report Number(s): CONF-820217-; TRN: 84-006388
• Journal Information: Energy Technol. (Wash., D.C.); (United States), Vol. 9; Conference: 9. energy technology conference, Washington, DC, USA, 16 Feb 1982
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
ECR HEATING
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
ICR HEATING
LOWER HYBRID HEATING
BEAM CURRENTS
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
HEAT LOSSES
NEUTRAL BEAM SOURCES
PLASMA CONFINEMENT
PLASMA DENSITY
RADIATION HEATING
THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES
CONFINEMENT
CURRENTS
ENERGY LOSSES
HEATING
HIGH-FREQUENCY HEATING
LOSSES
PLASMA HEATING
RADIATIONS
700205* - Fusion Power Plant Technology- Fuel
Heating
& Injection Systems