Spherical Implosion of Thick Liners with Compressibility and Plasma Loss.

摘要

Fusion reactors based on imploding liner flux compression can use the imploded liners surrounding the reacting plasma as a neutron-absorbing blanket and thermal reservoir. In this report,the final stages of liner-plasma compression are modelled in terms of the one-dimensional implosion of a thick,spherical shell. Spindle cusp plasma confinement is assumed,with plasma loss by particle efflux through the ring and point cusps. The liner material is treated as an inviscid,incompressible fluid. Compressibility effects are included in the liner motion,however,by correcting for energy loss to liner material compression. (Modified author abstract)