Published 1981 | Version v1
Report Open

Fusion plasma control using TRAIL: a nondamageable limiter

Description

An attractive new limiter system is described, termed TRAIL (Tokamak Rail Gun Limiter), which can inject streams of pellets into the plasma to: (a) define the plasma boundary, (b) absorb plasma disruption energy, and (c) control plasma temperature profiles. Using EM (Electromagnetic) guns now being developed for military applications, particles can be injected at velocities in the range of meters to several kilometers per second. Transient heat transfer analyses are presented for various pellet sizes (0.5 to 1.5 cm diam), heat fluxes (5000 to 200,000 W/cm2), compositions (Al, Cu, C, Mo, and Li) and heat pulse length

Availability note (English)

MF available from INIS under the Report Number; Available from NTIS., PC A02/MF A01.

Files

13646204.pdf

Files (120.1 kB)

Name Size Download all
md5:6a8b3b327011f3033f02d2ae40f6bf4e
120.1 kB Preview Download

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
6 p.
Report number
BNL--30002

Conference

Title
ANS winter meeting.
Dates
29 Nov - 4 Dec 1981.
Place
San Francisco, CA, USA.

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
13646204
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ALUMINIUM; BOUNDARY LAYERS; CARBON; COPPER; HEAT TRANSFER; LIMITERS; LITHIUM; MOLYBDENUM; PARTICLES; PLASMA SHEATH; RAILGUN ACCELERATORS; THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS
Descriptors DEC
ALKALI METALS; ELEMENTS; ENERGY TRANSFER; LAYERS; METALS; NONMETALS; TRANSITION ELEMENTS

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
CONF-811103--41.