Magnetic confinement fusion driven thermonuclear energy. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Bahman Zohuri.
• Authors: Zohuri, Bahman
• Contents: Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; About the Author; 1: Foundation of Electromagnetic Theory; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Vector Analysis; 1.2.1 Vector Algebra; 1.2.2 Vector Gradient; 1.2.3 Vector Integration; 1.2.4 Vector Divergence; 1.2.5 Vector Curl; 1.2.6 Vector Differential Operator; 1.3 Further Developments; 1.4 Electrostatics; 1.4.1 The Coulombś Law; 1.4.2 The Electric Field; 1.4.3 The Gaussś Law; 1.5 Solution of Electrostatic Problems; 1.5.1 Poissonś Equation; 1.5.2 Laplaceś Equation; 1.6 Electrostatic Energy; 1.6.1 Potential Energy of a Group of Point Charges. 1.6.2 Electrostatic Energy of a Charge Distribution1.6.3 Forces and Torques; 1.7 Maxwellś Equations; 1.8 Debye Length; 1.9 Physics of Plasmas; 1.10 Fluid Description of Plasma; 1.11 MHD; 1.12 Plasma Stability; 1.13 Kink Stability; References; 2: Principles of Plasma Physics; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Barrier Penetration; 2.3 Calculation of Coulomb Barrier; 2.4 Thermonuclear Fusion Reactions; 2.5 Rates of Thermonuclear Reactions; 2.6 Thermonuclear Fusion Reactions; 2.7 Critical Ignition Temperature for Fusion; 2.8 Controlled Thermonuclear Ideal Ignition Temperature; 2.9 Bremsstrahlung Radiation. 2.10 Bremsstrahlung Plasma Radiation Losses2.11 Bremsstrahlung Emission Rate; 2.12 Additional Radiation Losses; 2.13 Inverse Bremsstrahlung in Controlled Thermonuclear ICF and MCF; References; 3: Confinement Systems for Controlled Thermonuclear Fusion; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Magnetic Confinement Fusion; 3.3 Summary of Guiding Center Drift; 3.4 Motion of Plasma Particles in a Magnetic Field; 3.5 Stabilization of the Pinched Discharge; 3.6 Linear Pinched Discharge; 3.7 Magnetic Confinement Fusion Reactors; 3.7.1 The Tokamak; 3.7.1.1 Plasma Diffusion; 3.7.2 The Reversed-Field Pinch. 3.7.2.1 Theory3.7.2.2 Experiment; 3.7.2.3 Low-Beta Pinch; 3.7.2.4 High-Beta Pinch; 3.7.2.5 Reversed-Field Pinch as a Fusion Reactor; 3.7.3 The Stellarator; 3.7.4 The Field-Reversed Configuration; 3.7.5 The Levitated Dipole; References; Index.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 621.48/4; Energy; Plasma confinement; Magnetic fields; Nuclear energy; Nuclear fusion; SCIENCE -- Physics -- Electromagnetism; Magnetic fields; Nuclear energy; Nuclear fusion; Plasma confinement; Energy; Nuclear Energy; Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer; Nuclear Fusion; Science -- Mechanics -- Dynamics -- Thermodynamics; Science -- Nuclear Physics; Engineering thermodynamics; Nuclear physics; Engineering; Technology & Engineering -- Power Resources -- Nuclear; Nuclear power & engineering; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319511771; 3319511777
• Related ISBNs: 9783319511764; 3319511769
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed March 7, 2017).
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