Device for stable plasma confinement by cross-helicity generation at the Alfvén velocity
ORAL
Abstract
A new device configuration is described to stably confine plasma. Helical fluid flow driven at the Alfvén velocity by spatially-periodic cusped magnetic fields and edge currents is combined with magnetic helicity injection to generate the conserved quantity of cross-helicity for the formation of a stable Taylor-Couette-like magnetohydrodynamic singular structure. The basic outline of the device is shown, its nominal use case being for generating fusion power, and to further illustrate the generality of cross-helicity generation, a laminar kinematic dynamo generator is also shown.
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Publication: Submitted for publication
Presenters
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Daniel N Prater
Second Sun Energy
Authors
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Daniel N Prater
Second Sun Energy