Published April 1976 | Version v1
Report

Turbulent transport in reversed field pinches

  • 1. UKAEA Research Group, Abingdon. Culham Lab.

Description

MHD stability of the Reversed Field Pinch (RFP) relies on reversal of the toroidal field component in the outer plasma region. Interest in this configuration comes from its potential economic advantages as a thermonuclear reactor, since compared to a Tokamak the RFP supports a higher value of β, the ratio between plasma and total magnetic pressure. Results of computations on the time-evolution of the RFP using a 1D MHD model are reported. (orig./GG)

Abstract (German)

Die MHD-Stabilitaet eines Feldumkehr-Pinches (RFP) haengt von der Umkehr der toroidalen Feldkomponenten in der aeusseren Plasmaregion ab. Das Interesse an dieser Anordnung liegt in den grossen oekonomischen Vorteilen als thermonuklearer Reaktor begruendet. Im Vergleich zum Tokamak hat der RFP einen groeseren Wert fuer das Verhaeltnis β zwischen Plasma- und dem gesamten magnetischen Druck. Im Rahmen des 1D MHD-Modells berechnete Ergebnisse der zeitlichen Entwicklung eines RFP-Plasmas werden dargestellt. (orig./GG)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Title
Computing in plasma physics and astrophysics. Proceedings
Imprint Pagination
vp.
Report number
IPP--6/147

Conference

Title
2. European conference on computational physics.
Dates
27 Apr 1976.
Place
Garching/Muenchen, Germany, F.R.

INIS

Country of Publication
Germany
Country of Input or Organization
Germany
INIS RN
8314004
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
BETA RATIO; ENERGY TRANSFER; MATHEMATICS; PLASMA INSTABILITY; REVERSE-FIELD PINCH; SUYDAM CRITERION; TURBULENCE
Descriptors DEC
INSTABILITY; PINCH EFFECT

Optional Information

Notes
11 refs.
Secondary number(s)
AED-Conf--76-237-016.