Systems studies and optimization of the ARIES-CS power plant

Fusion Science and Technology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 694-724

  Lyon, J F ^a   Ku, L P ^b   El Guebaly, L ^c   Bromberg, L ^d   Waganer, L M ^e   Zarnstorff, M C ^b  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b PRINCETON PLASMA PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Compact stellarator; Fusion power plant; Parameter optimization

Indexed keywords

BREEDER REACTORS; COST ENGINEERING; COSTS; FUSION REACTIONS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; OPTIMIZATION; PLASMA DEVICES; SUPERCONDUCTING COILS;

COIL CONFIGURATIONS; COMPACT STELLARATORS; FUSION POWER PLANT; IN-VESSEL COMPONENTS; MAGNETIC FIELD COIL; PARAMETER OPTIMIZATION; QUASI-AXISYMMETRIC STELLARATOR; TRITIUM BREEDING RATIO;

MAGNETOPLASMA;

EID: 56049086656     PISSN: 15361055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/FST54-694     Document Type: Article

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