Evaluation of electrodynamic forces on the passive components of the new RFX load assembly

Fusion Engineering and Design

Volumn 63-64, Issue , 2002, Pages 467-473

  Chitarin, G ^a   Grando, L ^a   Marchiori, G ^a   Masiello, A ^a   Peruzzo, S ^a  

^a Assoc EURATOM ENEA sulla Fusione ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Eddy currents; Electrodynamic forces; Electromagnetic analyses; Passive components; RFX

Indexed keywords

CONTROL SYSTEMS; EDDY CURRENTS; ELECTRIC COILS; ELECTRODYNAMICS; ELECTROMAGNETISM; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LOADS (FORCES); PLASMA THEORY; SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

TOROIDAL STRUCTURES;

MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS;

EID: 0036901578     PISSN: 09203796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-3796(02)00185-0     Document Type: Article

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