Fusion Reactor Design: Plasma Physics, Fuel Cycle System, Operation and Maintenance

by Takashi Okazaki

Overview

The book gives a detailed overview of fusion reactor design, from the basics of fusion reactors and plasma physics to the technical equipment necessary to construct, design and run a fusion reactor.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783527414031
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	07/06/2021
Pages:	680
Product dimensions:	6.69(w) x 9.61(h) x (d)

About the Author

Takashi Okazaki, PhD, worked in the Energy Research Laboratory of Hitachi Ltd for more than 35 years. Until 2003, he was Director of the Japanese Society of Plasma Science and Nuclear Fusion Research, and until 2005 Visiting Associate Professor at Kyushu University.

Table of Contents

1 Characteristics of Fusion Reactors
2 Basics of Fusion Reactors
3 Basics of Plasma Analysis
4 Plasma Equilibrium and Stability
5 Plasma Transport and Confinement
6 Plasma Design
7 Blanket
8 Plasma Facing Components
9 Coil System
10 Plasma Heating and Current Drives
11 Vacuum Vessels
12 Fuel Cycle Systems
13 Cryostats
14 Nuclear Design
15 Operation and Maintenance
16 Cooling Systems
17 Power Supply Systems
18 Operation Control and Diagnostic Systems
19 Safety
20 Analysis Code