Turbulence and sheared flow.

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  • Author(s): Burrell, Keith H.
  • Source:
    Science. 9/18/1998, Vol. 281 Issue 5384, p1816-1817. 2p. 2 Color Photographs, 2 Graphs.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      PLASMA instabilities; TURBULENCE; NUCLEAR fusion; ELECTRIC fields; SCIENCE
    • Abstract:
      States that the search for ways to improve energy confinement by eliminating the effects of plasma instabilities is a continuing theme in the quest for fusion energy. The development of techniques to reduce microturbulence-driven transport and the E * B shear stabilization model as success stories of magnetic fusion research; A simplified version of E * B shear on turbulence and transport; Strengths of the stabilization idea; Initial work on E * B shear focused primarily on the quasi-static portion of the electric field.