A coordinated experimental and theory/simulation effort has been carried out to investigate the physics of the Traveling Wave Direct Energy Converter (TWDEC), a scheme that has been proposed in the past for the direct conversion into electricity of the kinetic energy of an ion beam generated from fusion reactions. This effort has been focused in particular on the TWDEC process in the high density beam regime, thus accounting for the ion beam expansion due to its space charge.
Progress Towards the Development of a Traveling Wave Direct Energy Converter for Aneutronic Fusion Propulsion Applications
AIAA Propulsion and Energy 2015 ; 2015 ; Orlando, FL, United States
2015-07-27
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Aneutronic Fusion Propulsion for Earth-to-Orbit and Beyond
British Library Conference Proceedings | 1998
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