Physics basis for the ARIES-ST power plant

Author

Mau, T.K. ; Jardin, S.C. ; Kessel, C.E. ; Menard, J.E. ; Miller, R.L. ; Najmabadi, Farrokh ; Chan, V.S. ; Lao, L.L. ; Petrie, T.W. ; Politzer, P.A. ; Turnbull, A.D.

Author_Institution

Fusion Energy Res. Program, California Univ., San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Firstpage

45

Lastpage

48

Abstract

ARIES-ST, a fusion power plant design based on the spherical tokamak concept, has many attractive features, including high beta and power density, low magnetic field and high self-driven current. The physics basis for choosing the design plasma parameters are described with respect to MHD equilibrium and stability, current drive and startup. Implications for the fusion power core design are highlighted, and key directions for ST physics research are identified

Keywords

ballooning instability; fusion reactor design; fusion reactor theory; kink instability; plasma instability; plasma magnetohydrodynamics; plasma toroidal confinement; ARIES-ST; MHD equilibrium; MHD stability; beta; core design; current drive; magnetic field; power density; self-driven current; spherical tokamak; startup; Coils; Magnetic cores; Magnetic fields; Magnetohydrodynamics; Physics; Plasma applications; Plasma density; Plasma stability; Power generation; Tokamaks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Fusion Engineering, 1999. 18th Symposium on

Conference_Location

Albuquerque, NM

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5829-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FUSION.1999.849789

Filename

849789