Projects
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| Reference Number | EP/M009386/1 | |
| Title | Multi-Scale Numerical Modelling of Magnetised Plasma Turbulence | |
| Status | Completed | |
| Energy Categories | Nuclear Fission and Fusion(Nuclear Fusion) 25%; Not Energy Related 75%; |
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| Research Types | Basic and strategic applied research 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Physics) 100% | |
| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Not Cross-cutting 100% | |
| Principal Investigator |
Dr B Eliasson No email address given Physics University of Strathclyde |
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| Award Type | Standard | |
| Funding Source | EPSRC | |
| Start Date | 26 January 2015 | |
| End Date | 25 July 2018 | |
| Duration | 42 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £303,376 | |
| Industrial Sectors | No relevance to Underpinning Sectors | |
| Region | Scotland | |
| Programme | NC : Physical Sciences | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Dr B Eliasson , Physics, University of Strathclyde (99.998%) |
| Other Investigator | Professor ADR Phelps , Physics, University of Strathclyde (0.001%) Dr K Ronald , Physics, University of Strathclyde (0.001%) |
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| Objectives | ||
| Abstract | The majority of the visible matter in our universe is plasma. Since plasma contains free electric charges (ions and electrons), it is sensitive to electromagnetic fields and waves, and electric currents can flow in the plasma. Laboratory plasmas are being increasingly exploited in contemporary high-value, high-technology industries. Plasma in the sun, magnetosphere and ionosphere have impacts on many human activities, from space weather to GPS satellite and landbased communications. For the longer term future the harnessing of fusion energy to provide the world's energy needs in an environmentally safe, carbon-free way may be based on magnetically or inertially confined plasmas. Electromagnetic waves are used to heat plasma in fusion reactors, but they are also used for basic plasma experiments in the laboratory and in the Earth's ionosphere, and for satellite communication and GPS. This project aims to build a comprehensive multi-dimensional, full-scale numerical model to study the propagation and the complicated interactions between high-frequency electromagnetic waves and magnetised plasmas on different length- and timescales. The results of the project will develop our understanding of the complex interactions between electromagnetic waves, such as microwaves, and plasmas, and how electromagnetic waves can be used to inject energy into the plasma. The project is timely in view of the ongoing construction of the fusion test reactor ITER in Southern France, and the results will also provide a pre-study for planned laboratory plasma experiments at the University of Strathclyde. The project also has relevance to active experiments using the Earth's ionosphere as a natural plasma laboratory, and to satellite communication where the effects of the ionospheric plasma layer need to be compensated for | |
| Publications | (none) |
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| Final Report | (none) |
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| Added to Database | 15/07/15 | |
