Published November 1988
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Journal article
Reversed-field pinch Ohmic equilibria during current decay and termination
Creators
- 1. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545
Description
The possible current decay and termination of reversed-field pinch discharges via stable, Ohmic, self-similar states that do not require any instabilities or dynamo effect for their maintenance are investigated. The equations that describe such states are derived; numerical solutions that are functions of the form of the resistivity profile, the current decay rate, and the pinch parameter are presented. Relevant constraints on stable termination are discussed
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physics of Fluids
- Journal Volume
- 31
- Journal Issue
- 11
- Series
- Phys. Fluids.
- Journal Page Range
- 3322-3329
- ISSN
- 0031-9171
- CODEN
- PFLDA
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 20004540
- Subject category
- S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
- Descriptors DEI
- ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ENERGY LOSSES; EQUATIONS; EQUILIBRIUM; JOULE HEATING; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; PLASMA; REVERSE-FIELD PINCH
- Descriptors DEC
- ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; HEATING; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PINCH EFFECT