Published 2014 | Version v1
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Spheromak compression experiments at General Fusion

Creators

  • 1. General Fusion Inc., Burnaby, BC (Canada)

Description

In order to demonstrate the core physics of the magnetized target fusion process pursued by General Fusion, the company is experimenting with compressing spheromaks. The spheromaks are produced in a 30 cm diameter aluminum flux conserver, which is accelerated to an implosion speed of 2.5 km/s using 3 kg of high explosive. Better than 99% circular symmetry up to a 13:1 radial compression without rupture or buckling is achieved with this technique. Results from the liner compression development and from the spheromak plasma compression are presented. (author)

Part of:
PBNC 2014 : 19th Pacific Basin Nuclear Conference; 38th Annual Student Conference of the Canadian Nuclear Society and Canadian Nuclear Association

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
Canadian Nuclear Society
Imprint Place
Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
ISBN
978-1-926773-16-2
Imprint Title
PBNC 2014 : 19th Pacific Basin Nuclear Conference; 38th Annual Student Conference of the Canadian Nuclear Society and Canadian Nuclear Association
Imprint Pagination
270 Megabytes
Journal Page Range
[12 p.]

Conference

Title
19. Pacific Basin Nuclear Conference; 38. Annual Student Conference of the Canadian Nuclear Society and Canadian Nuclear Association
Dates
24-28 Aug 2014
Place
Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada)

INIS

Country of Publication
Canada
Country of Input or Organization
Canada
INIS RN
49016379
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
MAGNETIC COMPRESSION; MAGNETIC CONFINEMENT; PLASMA CONFINEMENT; PLASMA CORE ASSEMBLY; SPHEROMAK DEVICES
Descriptors DEC
CLOSED PLASMA DEVICES; COMPRESSION; CONFINEMENT; EXPERIMENTAL REACTORS; FLUID FUELED REACTORS; GAS FUELED REACTORS; HOMOGENEOUS REACTORS; PLASMA CONFINEMENT; REACTORS; RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS; THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES; TOKAMAK DEVICES; ZERO POWER REACTORS

Optional Information

Notes
Paper PBNC2014-234. 12 refs., 13 figs.