Induced nuclear reactions: processes – systems – and elements – Nuclear fusion – Magnetic confinement of plasma
Patent
1984-03-20
1987-05-05
Behrend, Harvey E.
Induced nuclear reactions: processes, systems, and elements
Nuclear fusion
Magnetic confinement of plasma
376126, 376133, 376140, G21B 100
Patent
active
H00002682
ABSTRACT:
An Elmo bumpy square (EBS) plasma confinement device is provided by four linear sections formed of a plurality of series connected magnetic mirror confinement segments linked by four 90.degree. sections. Each 90.degree. section is formed of toroidal solenoid-type confinement windings which produce a strong curved solenoidal-type magnet field. Each magnetic mirror segment includes axisymmetric mirror field windings coupled with microwave cavities to form a linear axisymmetric bumpy magnet field, for confinement of a plasma. As in a conventional Elmo bumpy torus, each microwave cavity contains a high-beta, relativistic electron plasma ring which rotates about the confined plasma to provide magnetohydrodynamic stability of the plasma. The electron plasma ring is formed and maintained by microwave heating through the introduction of microwave energy at a specified frequency into each cavity. The 90.degree. sections, or corners, are formed by high winding density solenoidal-type coils which produce very strong magnet fields for confinement of the high energy particles of the plasma passing about the corner sections thereby reducing the normal detrimental toroidal curvature effects found in an EBT.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the corner windings are generally elliptically shaped in order to fan the magnetic field lines orthogonal to the plane of the corner radius to limit the radial spread of the magnetic field lines and further reduce the curvature effects on the confined plasma.
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Behrend Harvey E.
Breeden David E.
Hamel Stephen D.
Hightower Judson R.
The United States of America as represented by the United States
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