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Fusion energy: Progress, partnerships, and the path to deployment
Over the past decade, fusion energy has moved decisively from scientific aspiration toward a credible pathway to a new energy technology. Thanks to long-term federal support, we have significantly advanced our fundamental understanding of plasma physics—the behavior of the superheated gases at the heart of fusion devices. This knowledge will enable the creation and control of fusion fuel under conditions required for future power plants. Our progress is exemplified by breakthroughs at the National Ignition Facility and the Joint European Torus.
Alexander A. Skovoroda
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 35 | Number 1 | January 1999 | Pages 238-242
Oral Presentations | doi.org/10.13182/FST99-A11963859
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The symmetrization of the magnetic trap allows to reduce the transversal losses and to increase the equilibrium β at preservation the axial asymmetry. The symmetrization principles are obtained using the topography of the module of a magnetic field B. Two principles are formulated: “Natural” Principle and “Isometric” Principle. “Natural” Principle: the isomagnetic lines (isolines B on the equilibrium magnetic surface Ψ) do not form the islands, i.e. all isomagnetic lines are closed around the magnetic axis (for closed systems around the torus as in tokamak). “Isometric” Principle: at fulfilment the “Natural” Principle the equality of the field lines lengths between any isomagnetic lines on an equilibrium surface Ψ is necessary. The known omnigenous, quasi-symmetric and orthogonal magnetic traps satisfy to this last principle.