Title :
Implosion of solid liner for compression of field reversed configuration
Author :
Degnan, James H. ; Taccetti, Jose Martin ; Cavazos, T. ; Clark, D. ; Coffey, S.K. ; Faehl, Rickey J. ; Frese, Michael H. ; Fulton, D. ; Gueits, Juan C. ; Gale, Don ; Hussey, Thomas W. ; Intrator, Thomas P. ; Kirkpatrick, Ron C. ; Kiuttu, Gerald H. ; Lehr,
Author_Institution :
Air Force Inspection & Safety Center, Kirtland AFB, NM, USA
fDate :
2/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The design and first successful demonstration of an imploding solid liner with height to diameter ratio, radial convergence, and uniformity suitable for compressing a field reversed configuration is discussed. Radiographs indicated a very symmetric implosion with no instability growth, with ~13x radial compression of the inner liner surface prior to impacting a central measurement unit. The implosion kinetic energy was 1.5 megajoules, 34% of the capacitor stored energy of 4.4 megajoules
Keywords :
capacitors; fusion reactor ignition; reversed field pinch; 1.5 MJ; 4.4 MJ; capacitor bank; capacitor stored energy; central measurement unit; field reversed configuration; height to diameter ratio; implosion kinetic energy; inner liner surface; instability growth; magnetised target fusion; radial compression; radial convergence; radiography; solid liner; symmetric implosion; uniformity; Convergence; Diagnostic radiography; Laboratories; Lifting equipment; Magnetic field measurement; Measurement units; Optical arrays; Packaging; Plasma temperature; Probes;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
