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Burning plasma achieved in inertial fusion [PDF]
AbstractObtaining a burning plasma is a critical step towards self-sustaining fusion energy1. A burning plasma is one in which the fusion reactions themselves are the primary source of heating in the plasma, which is necessary to sustain and propagate the burn, enabling high energy gain.
, Kevin Baker, Klaus Widmann
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The impact of low-mode symmetry on inertial fusion energy output in the burning plasma state [PDF]
Indirect Drive Inertial Confinement Fusion Experiments on the National Ignition Facility (NIF) have achieved a burning plasma state with neutron yields exceeding 170 kJ, roughly 3 times the prior record and a necessary stage for igniting plasmas.
J. E. Ralph +155 more
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Steady-state burning plasma: a new stage in the development of magnetic confinement fusion energy [PDF]
Guosheng Xu, Baonian Wan, Wan Baonian
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The fraction of fusion-reaction energy that is released in energetic charged ions, such as the alpha particles of the D-T reaction, can be thermalized within the reacting plasma and used to maintain its temperature. This mechanism facilitates the achievement of very high energy-multiplication factors Q, but also raises a number of new issues of ...
H.P. Furth +3 more
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Therapeutic plasma exchange therapy in burns
Abstract Severe burn injury affects the body in many devastating ways, the most severe being systemic inflammatory response syndrome. This results in a myriad of effects like increasing capillary permeability, thereby fluid loss. It also causes a surge in inflammatory mediators like interleukin (IL)-6, which further increases the capillary ...
Mohan, Padmalakshmi Bharathi +9 more
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On nonlinear scattering of drift wave by toroidal Alfvén eigenmode in tokamak plasmas
Using electron drift wave (eDW) as a paradigm model, we have investigated analytically direct wave–wave interactions between a test DW and ambient toroidal Alfvén eigenmodes (TAEs) in toroidal plasmas, and their effects on the stability of the eDW.
Liu Chen, Zhiyong Qiu, Fulvio Zonca
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This paper investigates the effect of dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma on premixed laminar and swirl NH3/H2 flames by applying a coaxial DBD to the unburned gas mixture.
Rongyuan Ju +6 more
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In this work, a novel practical strategy to emulate a reactor scenario on present tokamak experiments is presented. A recipe how to scale several relevant parameters from a hypothetical reactor scenario down to present devices is discussed.
E. Fable +10 more
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Modelling burning thermonuclear plasma
Considerable progress towards the achievement of thermonuclear burn using inertial confinement fusion has been achieved at the National Ignition Facility in the USA in the last few years. Other drivers, such as the Z-machine at Sandia, are also making progress towards this goal.
S. J. Rose +2 more
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This study has been performed to reveal the main characteristics of operating a direct current (DC) plasma-chemical reactor (PChR) designed for hazardous waste treatment. The PChR employs thermal plasma as the operating environment.
Rolandas Uscila +5 more
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