The magnetic fusion reactor using the advanced D-3He fuels has the advantage of much less-neutron productions so that the consequent damages to the first wall are less serious. If the establishment of this kind of rea...The magnetic fusion reactor using the advanced D-3He fuels has the advantage of much less-neutron productions so that the consequent damages to the first wall are less serious. If the establishment of this kind of reactor becomes realistic, the exploration of 3He on the moon will be largely motivated. Based on recent progresses in the spherical torus (ST) research, we have physically designed a D-3He fusion reactor using the extrapolated results from the ST experiments and also the present-day tokamak scaling. It is found that the reactor size significantly depends on the wall reflection coefficient of the synchrotron radiation and of the impurity contaminations. The secondary reaction between D-D that promptly leads to the D-T reaction producing 14 MeV neutrons is also estimated. Comparison of this D-3He ST reactor with the D-T reactor is made.展开更多
In recent years, a new approach named the spherical tokamak or spherical torus （ST） in the magnetic fusion research has made remarkable progress, parallel to the tokamak development including the international therm...In recent years, a new approach named the spherical tokamak or spherical torus （ST） in the magnetic fusion research has made remarkable progress, parallel to the tokamak development including the international thermonuclear experimental reactor （ITER） projectTM. In ST experiments, magnetohydrodynamics stable high beta value （the ratio of the plasma pressure to the toroidal magnetic pressure） up to 50% has been routinely obtained. The confinement scaling for ST, though being less-confident compared to the database of tokamaks, seems at least to be as good as the tokamak.展开更多
基金The project supported by the National Nature Science Foundation of China (No. 10375018)
文摘The magnetic fusion reactor using the advanced D-3He fuels has the advantage of much less-neutron productions so that the consequent damages to the first wall are less serious. If the establishment of this kind of reactor becomes realistic, the exploration of 3He on the moon will be largely motivated. Based on recent progresses in the spherical torus (ST) research, we have physically designed a D-3He fusion reactor using the extrapolated results from the ST experiments and also the present-day tokamak scaling. It is found that the reactor size significantly depends on the wall reflection coefficient of the synchrotron radiation and of the impurity contaminations. The secondary reaction between D-D that promptly leads to the D-T reaction producing 14 MeV neutrons is also estimated. Comparison of this D-3He ST reactor with the D-T reactor is made.
文摘In recent years, a new approach named the spherical tokamak or spherical torus （ST） in the magnetic fusion research has made remarkable progress, parallel to the tokamak development including the international thermonuclear experimental reactor （ITER） projectTM. In ST experiments, magnetohydrodynamics stable high beta value （the ratio of the plasma pressure to the toroidal magnetic pressure） up to 50% has been routinely obtained. The confinement scaling for ST, though being less-confident compared to the database of tokamaks, seems at least to be as good as the tokamak.
