Magnetohydrodynamic Stability of Tokamaks

Magnetohydrodynamic Stability of Tokamaks
Author: Hartmut Zohm
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 254
Release: 2015-02-09
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3527412328

This book bridges the gap between general plasma physics lectures and the real world problems in MHD stability. In order to support the understanding of concepts and their implication, it refers to real world problems such as toroidal mode coupling or nonlinear evolution in a conceptual and phenomenological approach. Detailed mathematical treatment will involve classical linear stability analysis and an outline of more recent concepts such as the ballooning formalism. The book is based on lectures that the author has given to Master and PhD students in Fusion Plasma Physics. Due its strong link to experimental results in MHD instabilities, the book is also of use to senior researchers in the field, i.e. experimental physicists and engineers in fusion reactor science. The volume is organized in three parts. It starts with an introduction to the MHD equations, a section on toroidal equilibrium (tokamak and stellarator), and on linear stability analysis. Starting from there, the ideal MHD stability of the tokamak configuration will be treated in the second part which is subdivided into current driven and pressure driven MHD. This includes many examples with reference to experimental results for important MHD instabilities such as kinks and their transformation to RWMs, infernal modes, peeling modes, ballooning modes and their relation to ELMs. Finally the coverage is completed by a chapter on resistive stability explaining reconnection and island formation. Again, examples from recent tokamak MHD such as sawteeth, CTMs, NTMs and their relation to disruptions are extensively discussed.

Ideal MHD

Ideal MHD
Author: Jeffrey P. Freidberg
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 743
Release: 2014-06-26
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1107006252

Comprehensive, self-contained, and clearly written, this book describes the macroscopic equilibrium and stability of high temperature plasmas.

Active Control of Magneto-hydrodynamic Instabilities in Hot Plasmas

Active Control of Magneto-hydrodynamic Instabilities in Hot Plasmas
Author: Valentin Igochine
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 350
Release: 2014-09-15
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3662442221

During the past century, world-wide energy consumption has risen dramatically, which leads to a quest for new energy sources. Fusion of hydrogen atoms in hot plasmas is an attractive approach to solve the energy problem, with abundant fuel, inherent safety and no long-lived radioactivity. However, one of the limits on plasma performance is due to the various classes of magneto-hydrodynamic instabilities that may occur. The physics and control of these instabilities in modern magnetic confinement fusion devices is the subject of this book. Written by foremost experts, the contributions will provide valuable reference and up-to-date research reviews for "old hands" and newcomers alike.

Instabilities in a Confined Plasma

Instabilities in a Confined Plasma
Author: A.B Mikhailovskii
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 496
Release: 1998-01-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780750305327

Instabilities in a Confined Plasma is entirely devoted to a theoretical exposition of the subject of plasma instabilities in confined systems. The book is an important contribution to the study of plasma instabilities, not only in fusion devices such as the Tokamak but also in astrophysical phenomena. It covers toroidal confinement systems, internal MHD modes, small-scale MHD instabilities, MHD internal kink modes, MHD modes in collisionless and neoclassical regimes, drift-MHD modes, external kink modes, and Alfven eigenmodes.

Ideal Magnetohydrodynamics

Ideal Magnetohydrodynamics
Author: Jeffrey P. Freidberg
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 489
Release: 2013-11-20
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9781475708387

Tokamaks

Tokamaks
Author: John Wesson
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 828
Release: 2011-10-13
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0199592233

The tokamak is the principal tool in controlled fusion research. This book acts as an introduction to the subject and a basic reference for theory, definitions, equations, and experimental results. The fourth edition has been completely revised, describing their development of tokamaks to the point of producing significant fusion power.