Dense Z-Pinch (DZP) As a Fusion Power Reactor: Preliminary Scaling Calculations and Sysems Energy Balance

摘要

A conceptual DT fusion reactor concept is described that is based upon the dense Z-pinch (DZP). This study emphasizes plasma modeling and the parametric assessment of the reactor energy balance. To this end simple analytic and numerical models have been developed and evaluated. The resulting optimal reactor operating point promises a high-Q, low-yield system of a scale that may allow the use of conventional high-voltage Marx/water-line technology to drive a potentially very small reactor system. (ERA citation 05:014555)