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A general method for calculating the self-induced magnetic force of an axisymmetric toroidal current

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

S. Bobbio  and
G. Rubinacci
S. Bobbio
Affiliation:
Istituto di Elettrotecnica dell'Università di Napoli, Italy
G. Rubinacci
Affiliation:
Istituto di Elettrotecnica dell'Università di Napoli, Italy
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Abstract

A method is presented for computing the class of axisymmetric current distributions flowing in a torus whose peripheral surface is a flux surface for the magnetic field produced by the current itself. The method allows the correct calculation of the ‘self-induced’ magnetic forces arising from the interaction between these currents and their own field. The general expression for the self-induced force is given and an approximate formula is presented in the large aspect-ratio limit.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 31 , Issue 3 , June 1984 , pp. 415 - 421
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1984

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