A LINUS Fusion Reactor Design Based on Axisymmetric Implosion of Tangentially-Injected Liquid Metal.

Abstract : Imploding linear techniques have been studied at the Naval Research Laboratory both experimentally and theoretically. The results of such studies are applied in this report to the design of a fusion power reactor based on the axisymmetric implosion of a rotating liquid metal cylinder created by tangential injection. Scaling laws are developed from one-dimensional compressible fluid code calculations and are used to define performance trends. High mass density liners (Pb-Li) and modest compression ratios (10:1 in radius) appear to be favored. A self-consistent point design is developed for a 500 MW(e) power reactor operating with a circulating power fraction of less than 15 per cent. Directions for further work are discussed. (Author)