Energy from nuclear fusion /

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Author / Creator:	Dunlap, R. A., author.
Imprint:	Bristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) : IOP Publishing, [2021]
Description:	1 online resource (various pagings) : illustrations (some color).
Language:	English
Series:	IOP ebooks. [2021 collection] IOP ebooks. 2021 collection.
Subject:	Controlled fusion. Nuclear energy.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12635679

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Other authors / contributors:	Institute of Physics (Great Britain), publisher.
ISBN:	9780750333078 9780750333061 9780750333054 9780750333085
Notes:	"Version: 202109"--Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references. Also available in print. System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader, EPUB reader, or Kindle reader. Richard A. Dunlap has been a professor in the Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science at Dalhousie University since 1981 and currently holds a position as Research Professor. He was Faculty of Science Killam Research Professor from 2001 to 2006 and Director of the Dalhousie University Institute for Research in Materials from 2009 to 2015. Title from PDF title page (viewed on October 9, 2021).
Summary:	This reference book provides a review of the physics of fusion energy, a discussion of the progress in the development of a commercial fusion reactor and an assessment of the viability of nuclear fusion as a component of our future energy mix. The level of the book is both accessible and informative, being aimed at upper-level undergraduate science and engineering students, as well as graduate students and professionals who are not specialists in the field but who want a scientifically based overview of nuclear fusion power. The book will fill the gap between lower-level books, which provide primarily descriptive treatments of nuclear fusion, and those intended for specialists.
Target Audience:	Upper undergraduate science and engineering students with an interest in nuclear physics or future energy production.
Other form:	Print version: 9780750333054 9780750333085
Standard no.:	10.1088/978-0-7503-3307-8

Table of Contents:

1. Energy for the future
1.1. Introduction
1.2. Current world energy use
1.3. Future energy needs
1.4. Fossil fuel resources
1.5. Environmental aspects of fossil fuel use
1.6. Future energy sources I--renewable energy
1.7. Future energy sources II--nuclear energy
1.8. Analysis of future energy options
2. Energy from the nucleus
2.1. Introduction
2.2. Nuclear composition
2.3. Nuclear binding energy
2.4. Energy from nuclear fission
2.5. Energy from nuclear fusion
3. The early history of nuclear fusion
3.1. Introduction
3.2. An historical overview of solar properties
3.3. Darwin's dilemma
3.4. Early developments in nuclear physics
3.5. Stellar fusion processes
3.6. Laboratory fusion
3.7. Thermonuclear weapons
4. Magnetic confinement fusion
4.1. Introduction
4.2. Achieving fusion conditions
4.3. Some basic plasma physics
4.4. Tokamaks
4.5. Stellarators
4.6. Future directions for magnetic confinement fusion
5. Inertial confinement fusion
5.1. Introduction
5.2. Lasers
5.3. The physics of laser fusion
5.4. Overview of some CO2 laser fusion experiments
5.5. Overview of some Nd laser fusion experiments
5.6. Overview of some KrF laser fusion experiments
5.7. Future directions in inertial confinement fusion research
6. Other approaches to fusion
6.1. Introduction
6.2. Electrostatic confinement
6.3. Accelerator based fusion
6.4. Hybrid fusion-fission
6.5. Some new approaches to magnetic confinement
6.6. z-Pinch machines
6.7. Magnetized Liner Inertial Fusion (MagLIF)
6.8. Cold fusion
6.9. Sonofusion
6.10. The energy catalyzer
6.11. Summary
7. Is fusion useful?
7.1. Introduction
7.2. Electricity generation
7.3. Environmental and safety considerations
7.4. Fusion resources
7.5. Economic factors
7.6. Scientific and technical challenges of fusion energy
7.7. The future of nuclear fusion energy.

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