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Accession Number
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PB2013-100455
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Title
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Stable Spheromaks Sustained by Neutral Beam Injection.
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Publication Date
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May 2008
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Media Count
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16p
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Personal Author
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H. S. McLean R. Jayakumar T. K. Fowler
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Abstract
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It is shown that spheromak equilibria, stable at zero-beta but departing from the Taylor state, could be sustained by non-inductive current drive at acceptable power levels. Stability to both ideal MHD and tearing modes is verified using the NIMROD code f ...
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Keywords
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Beam injection
Nimrod
Non-inductive current drive
Pressure dependence
Spheromak devices
Stability
Thermonuclear reactors
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Source Agency
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Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
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NTIS Subject Category
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46G - Plasma Physics
77A - Thermonuclear Fusion Devices
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Corporate Author
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Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA.
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Document Type
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Technical report
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Title Note
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N/A
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NTIS Issue Number
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1303
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Contract Number
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N/A
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