Systems and methods for forming and maintaining a high performance FRC

A high performance field reversed configuration (FRC) system includes a central confinement vessel (100), two diametrically opposed reversed-field-theta-pinch formation sections (200) coupled to the vessel (100), and two divertor chambers (300) coupled to the formation sections (200). A magnetic sys...

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Main Authors BARNES DAN, SMIRNOV ARTEM, GUO HOUYANG, TUSZEWSKI MICHEL, BINDERBAUER MICHL, PUTVINSKI SERGEI, GARATE EUSEBIO
Format Patent
LanguageChinese
English
Published 28.06.2019
Subjects
FUSION REACTORS
NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
NUCLEAR PHYSICS
PHYSICS
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Summary:A high performance field reversed configuration (FRC) system includes a central confinement vessel (100), two diametrically opposed reversed-field-theta-pinch formation sections (200) coupled to the vessel (100), and two divertor chambers (300) coupled to the formation sections (200). A magnetic system includes quasi-dc coils (412, 414, 416) axially positioned along the FRC system components, quasi-dc mirror coils (420) between the confinement chamber (100)and the formation sections, and mirror plugs between the formation sections and the divertors. The formation sections (200) include modularpulsed power formation systems enabling static and dynamic formation and acceleration of the FRCs. The FRC system further includes neutral atom beam injectors (610, 640), pellet injectors (700), gettering systems (810, 820), axial plasma guns and flux surface biasing electrodes. The beam injectors are preferably angled toward the midplane of the chamber. In operation, FRC plasma parameters including plasma thermal energy
Bibliography:Application Number: CN201910131693