Isothermal model of ICF burn with finite alpha range treatment
Thesis (S.M. and S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Nuclear Science and Engineering, 2009.
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| author | Galloway, Conner Daniel (Conner Daniel Cross) |
| author2 | Kim Molvig. |
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| description | Thesis (S.M. and S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Nuclear Science and Engineering, 2009. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/532962019-04-10T09:40:18Z Isothermal model of ICF burn with finite alpha range treatment Isothermal model of inertial confinement fusion burn with finite alpha range treatment Galloway, Conner Daniel (Conner Daniel Cross) Kim Molvig. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Nuclear Science and Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Nuclear Science and Engineering. Nuclear Science and Engineering. Thesis (S.M. and S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Nuclear Science and Engineering, 2009. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (p. 67). A simple model for simulating deuterium tritium burn in inertial confinement fusion capsules is developed. The model, called the Isothermal Rarefaction Model, is zero dimensional (represented as ordinary differential equations) and treats disassembly in the isothermal limit. Two substantive theoretical developments are contained in this model; one is an improved treatment of fast alpha slowing down, and the other is a calculation of the fusion product source distributions and their energy moment. The fast alpha stopping treatment contains a derivation of the Fraley fractional energy splitting functional form, fe = 1/(1 + xTe), resulting in an expression for the numerical factor x which will be defined as the Fraley parameter. The average thermal energy which is lost from the thermal ion distribution when two particles fuse is found from the energy moment of the fusion product source distribution. This energy contributes to the energy of the fusion products. A third theoretical development that is discussed for completeness and future use, but not yet incorporated in the Isothermal Rarefaction Model, is the 4T theory of matter-radiation energy exchange in homogenous optically thick media. The isothermal rarefaction model assumes an optically thin to marginally thick plasma, and only Bremsstrahlung emission and absorption are treated in this thesis. The 4T theory for optically thick media has been published. A sampling of results using the Isothermal Rarefaction Model is presented. by Conner Daniel Galloway. S.M.and S.B. 2010-03-25T15:27:44Z 2010-03-25T15:27:44Z 2009 2009 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/53296 549244470 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 67 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Nuclear Science and Engineering. Galloway, Conner Daniel (Conner Daniel Cross) Isothermal model of ICF burn with finite alpha range treatment |
| title | Isothermal model of ICF burn with finite alpha range treatment |
| title_full | Isothermal model of ICF burn with finite alpha range treatment |
| title_fullStr | Isothermal model of ICF burn with finite alpha range treatment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Isothermal model of ICF burn with finite alpha range treatment |
| title_short | Isothermal model of ICF burn with finite alpha range treatment |
| title_sort | isothermal model of icf burn with finite alpha range treatment |
| topic | Nuclear Science and Engineering. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/53296 |
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