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Author : J. Nadler
Release : 2000
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Book Synopsis Inertial-electrostatic Confinement (IEC) for Space Propulsion and Power by : J. Nadler
Download or read book Inertial-electrostatic Confinement (IEC) for Space Propulsion and Power written by J. Nadler. This book was released on 2000. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : George H. Miley
Release : 2013-12-12
Genre : Technology & Engineering
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Book Synopsis Inertial Electrostatic Confinement (IEC) Fusion by : George H. Miley
Download or read book Inertial Electrostatic Confinement (IEC) Fusion written by George H. Miley. This book was released on 2013-12-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides readers with an introductory understanding of Inertial Electrostatic Confinement (IEC), a type of fusion meant to retain plasma using an electrostatic field. IEC provides a unique approach for plasma confinement, as it offers a number of spin-off applications, such as a small neutron source for Neutron Activity Analysis (NAA), that all work towards creating fusion power. The IEC has been identified in recent times as an ideal fusion power unit because of its ability to burn aneutronic fuels like p-B11 as a result of its non-Maxwellian plasma dominated by beam-like ions. This type of fusion also takes place in a simple mechanical structure small in size, which also contributes to its viability as a source of power. This book posits that the ability to study the physics of IEC in very small volume plasmas makes it possible to rapidly investigate a design to create a power-producing device on a much larger scale. Along with this hypothesis the book also includes a conceptual experiment proposed for demonstrating breakeven conditions for using p-B11 in a hydrogen plasma simulation. This book also: Offers an in-depth look, from introductory basics to experimental simulation, of Inertial Electrostatic Confinement, an emerging method for generating fusion power Discusses how the Inertial Electrostatic Confinement method can be applied to other applications besides fusion through theoretical experiments in the text Details the study of the physics of Inertial Electrostatic Confinement in small-volume plasmas and suggests that their rapid reproduction could lead to the creation of a large-scale power-producing device Perfect for researchers and students working with nuclear fusion, Inertial Electrostatic Confinement (IEC) Fusion: Fundamentals and Applications also offers the current experimental status of IEC research, details supporting theories in the field and introduces other potential applications that stem from IEC.
Author : Carl Dietrich
Release : 2007
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Book Synopsis Improving Particle Confinement in Inertial Electrostatic Fusion for Spacecraft Power and Propulsion by : Carl Dietrich
Download or read book Improving Particle Confinement in Inertial Electrostatic Fusion for Spacecraft Power and Propulsion written by Carl Dietrich. This book was released on 2007. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fusion energy is attractive for use in future spacecraft because of improved fuel energy density and reduced radioactivity compared with fission power. Unfortunately, the most promising means of generating fusion power on the ground (Tokamak based reactors like ITER and inertial confinement reactors like NIF) require very large and heavy structures for power supplies and magnets, in the case of magnetic confinement, or capacitors and lasers in the case of inertial confinement. The mass of these reactors and support equipment is sufficiently large that no existing or planned heavy-lift vehicle could launch such a reactor, thereby necessitating in-space construction which would substantially increase the cost of the endeavor. The scaling of Inertial Electrostatic Confinement (IEC) is such that high power densities might be achievable in small, light-weight reactors, potentially enabling more rapid, lower cost development of fusion power and propulsion systems for space applications. The primary focus of the research into improving particle and energy confinement in IEC systems is based on the idea of electrostatic ion focusing in a spherically symmetric gridded IEC system.
Author : G. H. Miley
Release : 1999
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Book Synopsis Issues for Development of Inertial Electrostatic Confinement (IEC) for Future Fusion Propulsion by : G. H. Miley
Download or read book Issues for Development of Inertial Electrostatic Confinement (IEC) for Future Fusion Propulsion written by G. H. Miley. This book was released on 1999. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Yung-An Chan
Release : 2022-09-19
Genre : Technology & Engineering
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Book Synopsis Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Thruster (IECT) by : Yung-An Chan
Download or read book Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Thruster (IECT) written by Yung-An Chan. This book was released on 2022-09-19. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work summarizes the state-of-the-art development of inertial electrostatic confinement (IEC) thruster, which can be divided into two parallel lines of development: the IEC plasma source and the corresponding electromagnetic nozzle (EMN). Both developing lines start from the establishment of the theory and modeling and evolve to the design implementation and experimental verification. The IEC discharge model highlights a novel perspective on the IEC discharge physics and the impacts of the respective critical parameters, which layouts the design for the IEC plasma source. Experimental verification for the theory is demonstrated via the optical emission spectroscopy and collision radiative model. The results provide conclusive evidence of forming a spherical double layer within the IEC plasma source, which is the key to establishing the proposed IEC discharge theory in this work. This work presents a comprehensive study on the magnetohydrodynamic theory for assessing the plasma acceleration in the magnetic nozzle. Nevertheless, the result shows a performance limitation of the magnetic nozzle. An innovative invention is proposed to overcome the limitation known as the EMN. Thorough descriptions of EMN and its working principle are summarized in this work, including its effects on plasma confinement, acceleration, and detachment. Investigation of the plasma plume properties by miscellaneous plasma diagnostics tools further demonstrates EMN functionality and constitutes the first IECT prototype with proof-of-concept in literature.
