A Simple Model of a LINUS Fusion System with a Thick, Compressible, Resistive Liner.
Abstract
A simple model is developed to describe the compression of a plasma to high density and fusion temperature by a thick, compressible imploding liner. In contrast to previous thin liner calculations, the dwell time around peak compression is now less than the transit time of a sound wave through the liner, and thus only the inner part of the liner contributes to the inertial confinement of the plasma. The model first derives the size of the active part of the liner, and goes on to determine the final conditions (pressure, radius, etc.,) achieved by the compressible liner in terms of the same quantities derived from the incompressible model used previously. The effect of resistive diffusion of magnetic field into the inside surface of the liner is treated as a perturbation. Finally, the results of the model are used to determine the working point of a LINUS reactor. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1977
- Accession Number
- ADA039815
Entities
People
- A. E. Robson
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory