Accession Number:

AD0777270

Title:

Studies in Stability and Control of High-Temperature Plasmas.

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. 1 May 72-31 Dec 73,

Corporate Author:

CALIFORNIA UNIV LOS ANGELES SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE

Personal Author(s):

• Wang,P. K. C.

Report Date:

1974-02-01

Pagination or Media Count:

352.0

Abstract:

The objective of the study is to develop applicable theories for the stabilization and control of high-temperature plasmas taking into consideration various physical constraints and nonlinear effects. The main results include the development of a theory for the feedback stabilization of highly-conducting nonlinear plasmas. A summary of the results is given first. The technical details are given in the Appendices. Author

Descriptors:

• *Plasmas(Physics)
• *Control theory
• Feedback
• Automatic
• Partial differential equations
• Nuclear fusion
• Magnetohydrodynamics
• Stability
• Numerical analysis

Subject Categories:

• Plasma Physics and Magnetohydrodynamics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE