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A conceptual design is presented for a fusion reactor based on the compression of a magnetically-confined plasma by a rotationally-stabilized liquid lithium liner, imploded non-destructively by high pressure helium. The energy of the fusion α-particles is recovered in the expansion and compensates for the resistive losses in the liner, making the compression-expansion cycle self-sustaining. The liner acts as the confining magnet, the tritium breeding blanket, and the heat transfer medium, as well as serving as a continuously-replaceable “first wall.” The result is a fusion reactor whose engineering power density is, potentially, ~3 times greater than that of a tokamak.
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Robson, A.E. (1980). A Conceptual Design for an Imploding-Liner Fusion Reactor. In: Turchi, P.J. (eds) Megagauss Physics and Technology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-1048-8_38
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