Fun in fusion research /

This book discusses the fun side of the quest to develop fusion energy-a modern equivalent of the hunt for the Holy Grail. After more than 70 years of research, despite great progress, the goal has not been realized. Do you have to be crazy to love quests like this? Not really, but you do have to ha...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sheffield, John, 1936-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chennai : Elsevier, 2013.
Temas:
Controlled fusion > Research.
Fusion nucl�eaire contr�ol�ee > Recherche.
Cold fusion.
Kernfusion
Forschung
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1.The Fusion Dream
  • Big Bang
  • A Cutting Review
  • Genesis of Fusion Research
  • Magnetic Fusion
  • Inertial Fusion
  • 2.Harwell Heydays
  • Arcs and Sparks
  • 3.Stick with Spiders
  • Tarantula
  • Tarantula
  • Static Electricity
  • Dress Code
  • 4.Ph.D. Experiment and Security
  • My Ph.D. Experiment and Other Plasmas
  • The Patrol Force
  • 5.Culture Shock
  • Unexpected Diversions
  • The Oblique Shock-Wave Experiment
  • Two States Separated by a Common Language
  • 6.Talks Can Surprise Us
  • Cakes and Ale
  • 7.Culham Again
  • Neutral Beams and CLEO
  • A Weird Occurrence
  • 8.JET: Larger and Larger
  • JET Travels
  • Entertainment in Dubna
  • 9.JET Design: Do It Again, and Again, and ...?
  • Entertaining Times on JET
  • Shocking Experiences
  • Visiting the Former Soviet Union
  • 10.1977: Back in the U.S.A.
  • Security
  • A Serious Matter
  • The Elmo Bumpy Torus
  • The Early 1980s
  • Listening to the Father of the Hydrogen Bomb
  • Epilogue
  • 11.Conferences in Erice
  • 12.The Winding Stellarator Road
  • Stellarators and Koji Uo
  • The Advanced Toroidal Facility (ATF)
  • 13.Fusion's Prospects
  • The Dinosaur Chart
  • The Art of Stating Goals
  • JET and TFTR
  • What's in a Q?
  • The Shiva Winner Altruistic Trust
  • 14.Fear and Flying
  • Fear
  • What's in a Name?
  • Flying to D.C.
  • Interesting Sides of Al Gore
  • Interrupted Talks
  • 15.The Oscillating Fusion Program
  • International Fusion
  • 16.What About Fusion Energy?
  • Sir Walter Raleigh Selling Fusion Energy
  • 17.Fusion and the Universe
  • Forces in the Universe
  • Fusion Power Plants
  • Fusion Energy and the Plasma State
  • Background to MFE
  • Background to IFE
  • Main Challenges for Fusion Energy Research
  • Confining the Plasma Energy
  • Heating and Fueling the Plasma
  • Handling the Fusion Power
  • Challenges for a Fusion Power Plant
  • Reflections on 50 Years in Fusion Research.

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