A field-reversed configuration (FRC) is a type of plasma device studied as a means of producing nuclear fusion. It confines a plasma on closed magnetic field lines without a central penetration. [1] [2] In an FRC, the plasma has the form of a self-stable torus, similar to a smoke ring.

The Princeton Field Reversed Configuration (PFRC) is a series of experiments in plasma physics, an experimental program to evaluate a configuration for a fusion power reactor, at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL).

2011年7月26日 · This review addresses field-reversed configurations (FRCs), which are compact-toroidal magnetic systems with little or no toroidal field and very high β (ratio of plasma pressure to magnetic pressure).

The Princeton Field Reversed Configuration (PFRC) Nuclear Fusion Reactor is a revolutionary approach to fusion power generation. Compared to other fusion reactor designs, PFRC reactors would be physically smaller and lower power, 1-10 MW, hence portable and suitable for a distributed power grid, the preference of power utilities.

The field-reversed configuration (FRC) contains two cusp null points on axis. Schematic diagram of the plasma device with field-reversed configuration produced by a Helmholtz coil.

1988年11月1日 · Although they have been known for about three decades, field reversed configurations have been studied intensively only in recent years. This renewed interest is due to the unusual fusion reactor potential of these high beta plasmas and also to their surprising macroscopic stability.

Abstract: New results elucidating FRC equilibrium and stability are reported. Both prolate and oblate configurations are considered. For prolate FRC’s, macrostability is calculated incuding effects beyond static MHD. Hall MHD gives a stability condition similar …

2015年5月15日 · Conventional field-reversed configurations (FRCs), high-beta, prolate compact toroids embedded in poloidal magnetic fields, face notable stability and confinement concerns. These can be ameliorated by various control techniques, such as introducing a …

The field-reversed configuration (FRC) is a high-beta compact toroidal plasma confinement scheme in which the external poloidal field is reversed on the geometric axis by azimuthal (toroidal) plasma …

Field-reversed configuration (FRC) power plants appear likely to provide an excellent balance between potential reactor attractiveness and technical development risk.