Principles of fusion energy
Subtitle: an introduction to fusion energy for students of science and engineering
By: A.A. Harms ... [et al.].
Publisher: World Scientific
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Singapore; River Edge, NJ
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 295
ISBN-13: 9789812385390
Subjects: Nuclear fusion; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING; Power Resources; Nuclear energy; Nuclear
Description: This textbook accommodates the two divergent developmental paths which have become solidly established in the field of fusion energy: the process of sequential tokamak development toward a prototype and the need for a more fundamental and integrative research approach before costly design choices are made. Emphasis is placed on the development of physically coherent and mathematically clear characterizations of the scientific and technological foundations of fusion energy which are specifically suitable for a first course on the subject. Of interest, therefore, are selected aspects of nuclear.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 289) and index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Physical Characterizations; 3. Charged Particle Scattering; 4. Fusion Confinement; 5. Individual Charge Trajectories; 6. Bulk Particle Transport; 7. Fusion Burn; 8. Fusion Reator Energetics; 9. Open Magnetic Confinement; 10. Closed Magnetic Systems; 11. Inertial Confinement Fusion; 12. Low Temperature Fusion; 13. Fusion Reactor Blanket; 14. Tritium Fuel Dynamics; 15. Fusion-Fission Integration; 16. Concepts and Systems; Appendix A Fundamental Data and Relations; Appendix B Chart of the Light Nuclides; Appendix C Sigma-V and Reaction Tabulations