Performance of a vacuum arc centrifuge with a nonuniform magnetic field

M. J. Hole; S. W. Simpson

doi:10.1063/1.872246

Performance of a vacuum arc centrifuge with a nonuniform magnetic field

M. J. Hole
, S. W. Simpson

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Abstract

The effect of a variable magnetic field on behavior in the rotation region of a vacuum arc centrifuge is analyzed using a first order perturbation of the fluid equations describing the plasma. It is found that the plasma contracts and rotates more rapidly as it moves into an increasing magnetic field. Under conditions typical of current devices, the separative performance is predicted to improve significantly.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3493-3500
Number of pages	8
Journal	Physics of Plasmas
Volume	4
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.872246
Publication status	Published - Oct 1997
Externally published	Yes

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