
Stellarator and Heliotron Devices
Masahiro Wakatani(Author)
Oxford University Press Inc
Published on 18. June 1998
Book
Hardback
464 pages
978-0-19-507831-2 (ISBN)
Description
This book systematically introduces plasma physics that will enable nuclear fusion for continous energy production. Especially emphasized is the nonaxissymmetric toroidal field, invented and developed at Kyoto University. All aspects required for the magnetic confinement, formation of magnetic surface, magnetohydrodynamic equilibrium and stability, single charged particle confinement, neoclassical transport and plasma heating are covered. Wakatani also includes experiments and considers the prospects for next generation devices.
Reviews / Votes
For the laboratory plasma physicist, for whom it is written, this volume will surely be of great value...It is also salutory to be reminded just how sophisticated fusion research as become, driven by the combination of theory and experiment. * Leon Mestel, The Observatory Magazine, Feb 1999 *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
numerous line figures
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
851 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-507831-2 (9780195078312)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Author
Professor of Plasma PhysicsProfessor of Plasma Physics, Kyoto University, Japan
Content
1. Introduction ; 2. Design Principles of Coil Systems in Stellarator and Heliotron Devices ; 3. Description of Magnetically Confined Plasmas ; 4. MHD Equillibrium of Toroidal Plasma in Three-Dimensional Geometry ; 5. MHD Instabilites in Heliotrons ; 6. Particle Orbit in Heliotrons ; 7. Neoclassical Transport in Stellarator/Heliotron ; 8. Heating and Confinement of Heliotron Plasmas ; 9. Steady State Fusion Reactor