Title :
Studies in Plasma Driven Magnetoinertial Fusion using Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics
Author :
Cassibry, Jason ; Knapp, Charles ; Wu, S.T.
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Plasma liner driven magnetoinertial fusion is studied using a new ID hydro code based on Smooth Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) and with MACH2, a 2D magnetohydrodynamic code. The effort was undertaken as a step in studying the feasibility of using high-velocity plasma jets to implode a magnetized plasma as a stand-off-driver embodiment of magnetoinertial fusion. The 1D and 2D models were compared with the normal shock relations and results from self-similar analytical solutions of converging shocks in cylindrical and spherical geometries, allowance being made for the simplifying approximations made in the analytical results.
Keywords :
plasma inertial confinement; plasma jets; plasma magnetohydrodynamics; plasma shock waves; 1D hydro code; high-velocity plasma jets; magnetized plasma; magnetoinertial fusion; plasma driven magnetoinertial fusion; smoothed particle hydrodynamics; Electric shock; Geometry; Hydrodynamics; Magnetic analysis; Magnetohydrodynamics; Plasmas; Solid modeling;
Conference_Titel :
Plasma Science, 2007. ICOPS 2007. IEEE 34th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Albuquerque, NM
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0915-0
DOI :
10.1109/PPPS.2007.4346282
