Abstract
A new injector for the continuous formation of an unlimited supply of fuel pellets and their injection into the plasma of fusion reactors is described. A solid hydrogen rod of length in excess of 50 m has been extruded at an average rate of 20 mm/s, and more than a thousand pellets of diameter 2 mm have been formed from it in continuous operation at frequencies of 1 Hz and 2 Hz and have been accelerated to 0.6–0.8 km/s.
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Zh. Tekh. Fiz. 68, 117–120 (May 1998)
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Viniar, I.V., Skoblikov, S.V. & Koblents, P.Y. Repetitive hydrogen pellet injector utilizing a screw extruder. Tech. Phys. 43, 588–590 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1259015
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1259015