• DocumentCode
    752891
  • Title

    Simulation of the "Blowby" effect in an accelerating compact toroid

  • Author

    Baker, K.L. ; Horton, R.D. ; Hwang, D.Q. ; Evans, R.W. ; Howard, S.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Appl. Sci., California Univ., Livermore, CA, USA
  • Volume
    30
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    2/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    48
  • Lastpage
    49
  • Abstract
    As a compact toroid is accelerated between two coaxial electrodes, the internal field structure of the compact toroid adjusts in response to the driving flux. If the acceleration force is too strong, the toroid can be pushed outward from the inner electrode causing the accelerating field to "blowby" the toroid. This article reports on computer simulations of a compact toroid as it is accelerated between two coaxial electrodes. In particular, three cases are presented which demonstrate the compact toroid\´s behavior above and below the "blowby" condition
  • Keywords
    acceleration; pinch effect; plasma simulation; plasma toroidal confinement; accelerating compact toroid; accelerating field; acceleration force; blowby effect; coaxial electrodes; compact toroid; compact toroid accelerated; computer simulations; driving flux; fueling; inner electrode; internal field structure; magnetic pinching; plasma simulation; poloidal fields; spheromak-like toroidal plasma configuration; toroidal fields; Acceleration; Circuit simulation; Coaxial components; Computational modeling; Electric breakdown; Electrodes; Magnetic flux; Magnetohydrodynamics; Plasma accelerators; Toroidal magnetic fields;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0093-3813
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TPS.2002.1003917
  • Filename
    1003917