Title
Inertial electrostatic confinement (IEC) fusion [electronic resource] : fundamentals and applications / George H. Miley, S. Krupakar Murali.
ISBN
9781461493389 electronic book
1461493382 electronic book
9781461493372
Published
Dordrecht : Springer, [2014].
Copyright
©2014
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xviii, 400 pages) : illustrations.
Call Number
QC21.3
Dewey Decimal Classification
539
Summary
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 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.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access Note
Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description
Description based on print version record.
Background, basics, and some IEC experiments
Theory of well potential traps in the IEC
Gas discharge in gridded IECs
High-voltage stalk design for IECs
IEC grid materials and contruction
Effect of grid geometry on IEC performance
Space charge-limited flow
Ion and electron current scaling issues
Cylindrical and other IEC geometries
Various other IEC concepts and experiments
IEC diagnostics
Potential applications
Reactor confinement theory and IEC reactor visions.
