Coalescence of Spheromaks,

Abstract

The coalescence of two spheromaks is described using the quasi-ideal model of reconnection. Nonaxisymmetric effects are found to play an important role in general. Possible applications of repeated coalescence are studied, including heating the spheromak plasma, building up a large spheromak from smaller ones, and maintaining a spheromak in steady state. The analysis suggests that coalescence experiments could also provide a valuable method for studying magnetic field relaxation. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA109854

Entities

People

  • Allan Reiman

Organizations

  • University of Maryland

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aspect Ratio
  • Axisymmetric
  • Coalescence
  • Controlled Nuclear Fusion
  • Energy
  • Equations
  • Geometry
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Maryland
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Nuclear Fusion
  • Physics
  • Standards
  • Steady State
  • Symmetry
  • Universities

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Systems Analysis and Design