The realization of fusion energy requires materials that can withstand high heat and particle
fluxes at the plasma material interface. In this work, an electrothermal (ET) plasma source …

To produce a realistic tokamak-like plasma environment in linear plasma device, a transient
source is needed to deliver heat and particle fluxes similar to those seen in an edge …

Power sources play an important role in the characteristics and the applications of the
electrothermal (ET) plasma as an edge localized mode (ELM) heat flux simulator. A …

Electrothermal (ET) plasma discharges are capillary discharges that ablate liner materials
and form partially ionized plasma. ET plasma discharges are generated by driving current …

Capillary discharge plasmas have been widely used in many fields. This paper investigates
the influence of different explosion wire materials on the radiative heat flux and spectral …

A 2-D time-dependent magnetohydrodynamic model of an ablation-dominated capillary is
developed. The capillary discharge test is carried out to verify the validity of the numerical …

Electrothermal (ET) plasma discharges have application to mass acceleration technologies
relevant to military ballistics and magnetic confinement fusion reactor operation. ET plasma …

Several models of discharge chambers used in an erosive plasma generator are considered
in this article. The chambers differed from each other in size and position of the electrodes …

Electrothermal (ET) plasma launchers have a wide array of applications as mass
acceleration devices. An ET plasma launcher utilizes an ET plasma discharge to accelerate …

Future large tokamaks, such as ITER, will require a reliable technique for rapid energy
dissipation to mitigate harmful effects from disruptions. Two main methods developed for …