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

Fusion Reactor Design provides a detailed overview of fusion reactor design, written by an international leader in the field. It covers plasma physics, fuel cycle systems, operation and maintenance, and focuses on the experimental Tokamak reactor. The book is designed to help researchers and engineers understand and overcome the technological difficulties in making fusion power a reality and is essential reading for undergraduate and graduate students studying plasma physics and fusion reactor technology.

Format: Hardback
Length: 640 pages
Publication date: 24 November 2021
Publisher: Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH

Nuclear fusion, which harnesses four times the energy from the same amount of fuel as nuclear fission, is seen as a promising, environmentally friendly alternative to gas-fired, coal-fired, and conventional power plants by its supporters. Despite our understanding of nuclear fusion's fundamental physics, constructing prototype reactors currently poses significant technical challenges.

Fusion Reactor Design: Plasma Physics, Fuel Cycle System, Operation and Maintenance offers a comprehensive and accessible guide to the design, components, and critical systems of fusion reactors. With a focus on the experimental Tokamak reactor, this up-to-date resource covers essential plasma physics, necessary technology, analysis methods, and other aspects of fusion reactors. In-depth chapters delve into derivations of key formulas, visual representations of fusion reactors' physical and structural characteristics, numerical calculations, practical design examples, and much more.

Designed to assist researchers and engineers in comprehending and overcoming the technological hurdles in realizing fusion power, this volume:

Provides comprehensive insights into controlled thermonuclear fusion and its vast potential for large-scale applications in both current fusion reactors and future test reactors.

Examines plasma analysis, plasma equilibrium and stability, plasma transport and confinement, and safety considerations.

Explores each component of fusion reactors, including divertors, superconducting coils, plasma heating and current drive systems, and vacuum vessels.

Discusses safety aspects of fusion reactors, as well as computational approaches to assessing safety concerns in fusion reactors.

By providing a thorough exploration of fusion reactor design, this book serves as a valuable resource for scholars, researchers, and engineers seeking to advance the development of fusion energy as a sustainable and reliable source of power.

Weight: 1342g
Dimension: 256 x 178 x 35 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783527414031