SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORMING AND MAINTAINING A HIGH PERFORMANCE FRC

• Main Authors: SMIRNOV, ARTEM, GUO, HOUYANG, PUTVINSKI, SERGEI, GARATE, EUSEBIO, BARNES, DAN, TUSZEWSKI, MICHEL, BINDERBAUER, MICHL
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 27.06.2014
• Subjects: FUSION REACTORS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; PHYSICS

The present disclosure provides a method that facilitates the formation and maintenance of new High Performance Field Reversed Configurations (FRCs). The method comprises generating a magnetic field with a magnetic system coupled to a confinement chamber, diametrically opposed FRC formation sections...