Title :
Physics basis for the ARIES-ST power plant
Author :
Mau, T.K. ; Jardin, S.C. ; Kessel, C.E. ; Menard, J.E. ; Miller, R.L. ; Najmabadi, Farrokh ; Chan, V.S. ; Lao, L.L. ; Petrie, T.W. ; Politzer, P.A. ; Turnbull, A.D.
Author_Institution :
Fusion Energy Res. Program, California Univ., San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
Abstract :
ARIES-ST, a fusion power plant design based on the spherical tokamak concept, has many attractive features, including high beta and power density, low magnetic field and high self-driven current. The physics basis for choosing the design plasma parameters are described with respect to MHD equilibrium and stability, current drive and startup. Implications for the fusion power core design are highlighted, and key directions for ST physics research are identified
Keywords :
ballooning instability; fusion reactor design; fusion reactor theory; kink instability; plasma instability; plasma magnetohydrodynamics; plasma toroidal confinement; ARIES-ST; MHD equilibrium; MHD stability; beta; core design; current drive; magnetic field; power density; self-driven current; spherical tokamak; startup; Coils; Magnetic cores; Magnetic fields; Magnetohydrodynamics; Physics; Plasma applications; Plasma density; Plasma stability; Power generation; Tokamaks;
Conference_Titel :
Fusion Engineering, 1999. 18th Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Albuquerque, NM
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5829-5
DOI :
10.1109/FUSION.1999.849789
