The Bumpy Torus Experiment

Cobble, James Allen¹ 

[1] Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

关键词: BUMPY TORI;    EXPERIMENT RESULTS;    RECOMMENDATIONS;    HISTORICAL ASPECTS Magnetic Fusion Energy;    magnetic confinement;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1257107
RP-ID  :  LA-UR--16-24030
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1257107
Others  :  TRN: US1601491

学科分类：原子、分子光学和等离子物理

美国|英语

来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

This document summarizes the Bumpy Torus Experiment as a viable fusion reactor concept. Conclusions reached include the following: In 30 years, order-of-magnitude technological advances have occurred in multiple areas of plasma heating and confinement. The ORNL bumpy torus of the 1970s was technology limited. Now that ITER is technology limited, an alternate concept is needed. A device built on such a concept should be current free, CW, modular, have a gentle shutdown, and demonstrable stability. The bumpy torus meets or has the potential to meet all of these criteria. Earlier, stability was not possible due to power limits; it has not been fully tested. It is time to revisit the bumpy-torus concept with a modest new machine.