Steady-State Spheromak Reactor Studies
Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 8 / Number 1P2B / July 1985 / Pages 1606-1612
Alternative Concept / Proceedings of the Sixth Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy (San Francisco, California, March 3-7, 1985) / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST85-A39989
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After summarizing the essential elements of a gun-sustained spheromak, the potential for a steady-state reactor is explored by means of a comprehensive physics/engineering/costing model. A range of cost-optimized reactor design points is presented, and the sensitivity of cost to key physics, engineering, and operational variables is reported.
