Variational analysis of railgun plasma-arc-armature for acceleration of solid hydrogen pellets for fusion reactor refueling
This paper discusses fueling magnetically confined plasmas using a railgun plasma-arc-armature. The topics covered are: the Plasma model; Variational analysis; Current density in the plasma arc and arc voltage; and Magnetic field and the net railgun force. 5 refs., 5 figs. (LSP)
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG02-84ER52111
- OSTI ID:
- 6313133
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/ER/52111-T4; ON: DE89009556; TRN: 89-011060
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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