The conceptual design of a 20 tesla pulsed solenoid for a laser solenoid fusion reactor
Abstract
Design considerations are described for a strip wound solenoid which is pulsed to 20 tesla while immersed in a 20 tesla bias field so as to achieve within the bore of the pulsed solenoid a net field sequence stating at 20 tesla and going first down to zero, then up to 40 tesla, and finally back to 20 tesla in a period of about 5 microsec. Solenoid aperture, build, turns, stored and dissipated energy, field intensity and powering circuit are given. A numerical example for a specific design is presented. Mechanical stresses in the solenoid and the subsequent choice of materials for coil construction are discussed.
- Publication:
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IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science
- Pub Date:
- March 1977
- DOI:
- 10.1109/TPS.1977.4316996
- Bibcode:
- 1977ITPS....5....7N
- Keywords:
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- Controlled Fusion;
- Fusion Reactors;
- Laser Fusion;
- Magnetic Flux;
- Solenoids;
- Design Analysis;
- Superconducting Magnets;
- Tensile Strength;
- Yield Strength;
- Electronics and Electrical Engineering