Supersonic self-similar screw-pinch plasma implosions

Self-similar solutions are obtained for the supersonic compression of a plasma containing an axial current and an entrained axial magnetic field (screw-pinch). These solutions represent a complete generalization of previous works done on the Z-pinch and $\Theta$-pinch schemes. The solutions presented herein represent a screw-pinch plasma with a diffuse current profile. Four separate plasma implosion modes are identified. Apart from constituting a mathematical tour-de-force, the solutions representing the implosion modes differ qualitatively from the Z-pinch and $\Theta$-pinch schemes.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Nuclear Engineering

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Venkatesan, Ravi Chandrasekar

Contributors dc:contributor

• Choe, Won-Ho

• Engineering, Nuclear
• Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics
• Physics, Fluid and Plasma

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1992 Venkatesan, Ravi Chandrasekar

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

AAI9305726
(UMI)AAI9305726

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/22271