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The colliding compact torus: a steady state fusion reactor with pulsed heating, fueling, and current drives

Bourque, 1998

Document ID
6100016055328507178
Author
Bourque R
Publication year
Publication venue
Journal of fusion energy

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The Colliding Compact Torus (CCT) is a fusion reactor concept which uses high velocity compact toroids (CTs) injected from both ends into an open-core plasma, such as an oblate spheromak or field-reversed configuration, to provide fueling, heating, and inductive energy …
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