Magnetic Fusion Technology [electronic resource] /
edited by Thomas J. Dolan.
- XXV, 801 p. 499 illus., 44 illus. in color. online resource.
- Lecture Notes in Energy, 19 2195-1284 ; .
Technology Issues -- Pulsed and Water-Cooled Magnets -- Superconducting Magnets -- Plasma Heating and Current Drive -- First Wall, Blanket, and Shield -- Control Systems.-Materials Issues -- Vacuum Systems -- Cryogenic Systems -- Plasma Diagnostic Systems -- Safety and Environment -- Power Plant Designs -- Fusion-Fission Hybrids.
Magnetic Fusion Technology describes the technologies that are required for successful development of nuclear fusion power plants using strong magnetic fields. These technologies include: • magnet systems, • plasma heating systems, • control systems, • energy conversion systems, • advanced materials development, • vacuum systems, • cryogenic systems, • plasma diagnostics, • safety systems, and • power plant design studies. Magnetic Fusion Technology will be useful to students and to specialists working in energy research.