Bumper wall for plasma device

Coultas, Thomas A

Title: Bumper wall for plasma device

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Operation of a plasma device such as a reactor for controlled thermonuclear fusion is facilitated by an improved bumper wall enclosing the plasma to smooth the flow of energy from the plasma as the energy impinges upon the bumper wall. The bumper wall is flexible to withstand unequal and severe thermal shocks and it is readily replaced at less expense than the cost of replacing structural material in the first wall and blanket that surround it.

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Coultas, Thomas A ^[1]

Hinsdale, IL

Publication Date:: Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1977

Research Org.:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 862936

Patent Number(s):: US 4052999

Assignee:: United States of America as represented by United States Energy (Washington, DC)

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: bumper; wall; plasma; device; operation; reactor; controlled; thermonuclear; fusion; facilitated; improved; enclosing; smooth; flow; energy; impinges; flexible; withstand; unequal; severe; thermal; shocks; readily; replaced; expense; cost; replacing; structural; material; blanket; surround; nuclear fusion; structural material; thermal shock; plasma device; thermonuclear fusion; bumper wall; wall enclosing; controlled thermonuclear; /138/376/976/

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