Direct Energy Conversion from Flow Z-Pinch Exhaust Plume

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dc.contributor.advisorShumlak, Uri
dc.contributor.authorPeachman, Jeff
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-09T23:02:50Z
dc.date.available2024-09-09T23:02:50Z
dc.date.issued2024-09-09
dc.date.submitted2024
dc.descriptionThesis (Master's)--University of Washington, 2024
dc.description.abstractDirect energy conversion by means of Venetian blind collectors is simulated by a custom Particle-in-Cell code named ZaP-DEC. The model predicts ion trajectories and energy conversion efficiency given user-specified collector and plasma properties. ZaP-DEC is verified against a benchmark case, then applied to study energy conversion from two different exhaust plumes generated by sheared-flow-stabilized Z pinches. The first case utilizes plasma properties measured on the ZaP-HD experiment, while the second case simulates a notional fusion power plant operating at Q≫1. A new experiment is proposed to test the model's validity, and a new vacuum chamber extension for ZaP-HD is designed to contain the experiment. The feasibility of alternative direct energy conversion approaches is also explored.
dc.embargo.termsOpen Access
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.otherPeachman_washington_0250O_27100.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1773/51777
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.rightsCC BY
dc.subjectDirect energy conversion
dc.subjectFusion
dc.subjectParticle-in-cell
dc.subjectPIC
dc.subjectPlasma
dc.subjectPropulsion
dc.subjectAerospace engineering
dc.subjectPlasma physics
dc.subject.otherAeronautics and astronautics
dc.titleDirect Energy Conversion from Flow Z-Pinch Exhaust Plume
dc.typeThesis

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