The Colliding Compact Torus: A Steady State Fusion Reactor with Pulsed Heating, Fueling, and Current Drives

摘要

The Colliding Compact Torus (CCT) is a fusion reactor concept which uses high velocity compact toroids (CTs) injected from both ends into an open-core plasma, such as an oblate spheromak or field-reversed configuration, to provide fueling, heating, and inductive energy. This concept, originally suggested by Parks, has the potential of being a very attractive fusion reactor (see Fig. 1). This paper presents an assessment of the potential of this concept. In particular, the minimum physics and engineering parameters are estimated for a reasonably attractive reactor based on existing technology. Future examination of the viability of these parameters will establish if further investigation of this concept is warranted.