Frontiers In Fusion Research Ii

Author : Mitsuru Kikuchi,Masafumi Azumi
Publisher : Springer
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-03
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319189055

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Frontiers in Fusion Research II by Mitsuru Kikuchi,Masafumi Azumi Pdf

This book reviews recent progress in our understanding of tokamak physics related to steady state operation, and addresses the scientific feasibility of a steady state tokamak fusion power system. It covers the physical principles behind continuous tokamak operation and details the challenges remaining and new lines of research towards the realization of such a system. Following a short introduction to tokamak physics and the fundamentals of steady state operation, later chapters cover parallel and perpendicular transport in tokamaks, MHD instabilities in advanced tokamak regimes, control issues, and SOL and divertor plasmas. A final chapter reviews key enabling technologies for steady state reactors, including negative ion source and NBI systems, Gyrotron and ECRF systems, superconductor and magnet systems, and structural materials for reactors. The tokamak has demonstrated an excellent plasma confinement capability with its symmetry, but has an intrinsic drawback with its pulsed operation with inductive operation. Efforts have been made over the last 20 years to realize steady state operation, most promisingly utilizing bootstrap current. Frontiers in Fusion Research II: Introduction to Modern Tokamak Physics will be of interest to graduate students and researchers involved in all aspects of tokamak science and technology.

Author : Mitsuru Kikuchi
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2011-03-16
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781849964111

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Frontiers in Fusion Research by Mitsuru Kikuchi Pdf

Frontiers in Fusion Research provides a systematic overview of the latest physical principles of fusion and plasma confinement. It is primarily devoted to the principle of magnetic plasma confinement, that has been systematized through 50 years of fusion research. Frontiers in Fusion Research begins with an introduction to the study of plasma, discussing the astronomical birth of hydrogen energy and the beginnings of human attempts to harness the Sun’s energy for use on Earth. It moves on to chapters that cover a variety of topics such as: • charged particle motion, • plasma kinetic theory, • wave dynamics, • force equilibrium, and • plasma turbulence. The final part of the book describes the characteristics of fusion as a source of energy and examines the current status of this particular field of research. Anyone with a grasp of basic quantum and analytical mechanics, especially physicists and researchers from a range of different backgrounds, may find Frontiers in Fusion Research an interesting and informative guide to the physics of magnetic confinement.

Author : Thomas James Dolan
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781483152998

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Fusion Research by Thomas James Dolan Pdf

Fusion Research, Volume I: Principles provides a general description of the methods and problems of fusion research. The book contains three main parts: Principles, Experiments, and Technology. The Principles part describes the conditions necessary for a fusion reaction, as well as the fundamentals of plasma confinement, heating, and diagnostics. The Experiments part details about forty plasma confinement schemes and experiments. The last part explores various engineering problems associated with reactor design, vacuum and magnet systems, materials, plasma purity, fueling, blankets, neutronics, environment, and fusion-fission hybrids. The book will be of value to those entering the field and to those already engaged in fusion research.

Author : Ibrahim Dincer
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 5543 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2018-02-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780128149256

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Comprehensive Energy Systems by Ibrahim Dincer Pdf

Comprehensive Energy Systems, Seven Volume Set provides a unified source of information covering the entire spectrum of energy, one of the most significant issues humanity has to face. This comprehensive book describes traditional and novel energy systems, from single generation to multi-generation, also covering theory and applications. In addition, it also presents high-level coverage on energy policies, strategies, environmental impacts and sustainable development. No other published work covers such breadth of topics in similar depth. High-level sections include Energy Fundamentals, Energy Materials, Energy Production, Energy Conversion, and Energy Management. Offers the most comprehensive resource available on the topic of energy systems Presents an authoritative resource authored and edited by leading experts in the field Consolidates information currently scattered in publications from different research fields (engineering as well as physics, chemistry, environmental sciences and economics), thus ensuring a common standard and language

Author : E. Panarella,National Research Council Canada
Publisher : NRC Research Press
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Science
ISBN : 0660175223

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Current Trends in International Fusion Research by E. Panarella,National Research Council Canada Pdf

Proceedings of a symposium held to identify, review, and assess the benefits, uncertainties, & potentialities of the conventional, alternative, & exploratory approaches to fusion energy production, and to assess industrial spin-offs & other applications. Topics of the compiled papers include: a new course for fusion research, magnetic confinement, inertial confinement, other confinement, plasma physics, numerical simulation, nuclear processes, fusion burn control, plasma diagnostics, and plasma stability. Includes subject index.

Author : Richard D. Gill
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 709 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781483217932

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Plasma Physics and Nuclear Fusion Research by Richard D. Gill Pdf

Plasma Physics and Nuclear Fusion Research covers the theoretical and experimental aspects of plasma physics and nuclear fusion. The book starts by providing an overview and survey of plasma physics; the theory of the electrodynamics of deformable media and magnetohydrodynamics; and the particle orbit theory. The text also describes the plasma waves; the kinetic theory; the transport theory; and the MHD stability theory. Advanced theories such as microinstabilities, plasma turbulence, anomalous transport theory, and nonlinear laser plasma interaction theory are also considered. The book further tackles the pinch and tokamak confinement devices; the stellarator confinement devices; the mirror devices; and the next generation tokamaks. The text also encompasses the fusion reactor studies; heating; and diagnostics. Physicists and people involved in the study of plasma physics and nuclear fusion will find the book invaluable.

Author : International Conference on Plasma Physics and Controlled Nuclear Fusion Research
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Controlled fusion
ISBN : OCLC:959495609

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Plasma Physics and Controlled Nuclear Fusion Research by International Conference on Plasma Physics and Controlled Nuclear Fusion Research Pdf

Author : Joan Lisa Bromberg
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : History
ISBN : 0262021803

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Fusion by Joan Lisa Bromberg Pdf

For more than thirty years, the prospect of unlimited fusion energy has attracted scientists and the public. Joan Lisa Bromberg's book documents the history of the American magnetic fusion reactor program. It is also a lively account that will inform interested citizens of limited technical background who are concerned with the nation's energy strategy. The book carries the story from the program's inception under the auspices of the Atomic Energy Commission in 1951 to its operations under the then-new Department of Energy in 1978. Fusion concentrates on the four federally funded laboratories where most of the money has been spent (about $2 billion so far): Oak Ridge, Los Alamos, Lawrence Livermore, and Princeton. It recounts the crucial experiments along the way - the ones that succeeded, the ones that failed, the ones that showed promise. And it explains and diagrams the various magnetic configurations and devices that were developed and tested: the stellarator, the pinch, the mirror, the tokamak. With the government and the public constantly looking over the scientists' shoulders, it is no surprise that research directions were heavily influenced by extrascientific pressures: the major decisions in fusion research have always emerged from a medley of technical, institutional, and political considerations. The intermingling of science and politics is demonstrated in specific detail. The magnetic fusion reactor project is, of course, ongoing. Latest target date for producing commercial power: 2050. Estimated total cost: $15 billion. Dr. Bromberg has written extensively on topics in the history of modern science.

Author : National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Nuclear and Alternative Energy Systems. Fusion Assessment Resource Group
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : UCR:31210003989280

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Controlled Nuclear Fusion by National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Nuclear and Alternative Energy Systems. Fusion Assessment Resource Group Pdf

Author : Emilio Panarella,Roger Raman
Publisher : NRC Research Press
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Electronic book
ISBN : 9780660198903

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Current Trends in International Fusion Research by Emilio Panarella,Roger Raman Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology (2007). Subcommittee on Energy and Environment
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Nuclear energy
ISBN : UOM:39015085454638

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The Next Generation of Fusion Energy Research by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology (2007). Subcommittee on Energy and Environment Pdf

Author : C.M. Braams,P.E. Stott
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2002-06-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 1420033786

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Nuclear Fusion by C.M. Braams,P.E. Stott Pdf

Fusion research started over half a century ago. Although the task remains unfinished, the end of the road could be in sight if society makes the right decisions. Nuclear Fusion: Half a Century of Magnetic Confinement Fusion Research is a careful, scholarly account of the course of fusion energy research over the past fifty years. The authors outline the different paths followed by fusion research from initial ignorance to present understanding. They explore why a particular scheme would not work and why it was more profitable to concentrate on the mainstream tokamak development. The book features descriptive sections, in-depth explanations of certain physical and technical issues, scientific terms, and an extensive glossary that explains relevant abbreviations and acronyms.

Author : Roger Raman,Emilio Panarella
Publisher : NRC Research Press
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780660198279

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Current Trends in International Fusion Research by Roger Raman,Emilio Panarella Pdf

Author : Robert E. H. Clark,Detlev Reiter
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 467 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2006-01-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540273622

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Nuclear Fusion Research by Robert E. H. Clark,Detlev Reiter Pdf

It became clear in the early days of fusion research that the effects of the containment vessel (erosion of "impurities") degrade the overall fusion plasma performance. Progress in controlled nuclear fusion research over the last decade has led to magnetically confined plasmas that, in turn, are sufficiently powerful to damage the vessel structures over its lifetime. This book reviews current understanding and concepts to deal with this remaining critical design issue for fusion reactors. It reviews both progress and open questions, largely in terms of available and sought-after plasma-surface interaction data and atomic/molecular data related to these "plasma edge" issues.

Author : National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on International Cooperation in Magnetic Fusion
Publisher : National Academies
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Controlled fusion
ISBN : UOM:39015004499243

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Cooperation and Competition on the Path to Fusion Energy by National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on International Cooperation in Magnetic Fusion Pdf