Fusion: An Introduction to the Physics and Technology of Magnetic Confinement Fusion [Paperback]

Weston M. Stacey (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 352740967X | ISBN-13: 978-3527409679 | Publication Date: April 13, 2010 | Edition: 2

This second edition of a popular textbook is thoroughly revised with around 25% new and updated content.
It provides an introduction to both plasma physics and fusion technology at a level that can be understood by advanced undergraduates and graduate students in the physical sciences and related engineering disciplines.
As such, the contents cover various plasma confinement concepts, the support technologies needed to confine the plasma, and the designs of ITER as well as future fusion reactors.
With end of chapter problems for use in courses.

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A broad, comprehensive introduction that brings together all aspects of magnetic fusion and magnetic fusion technology. Each topic is developed from first principles to engineering applications. Special features are the inclusion of physical property data relevant to fusion technology, and a summary of fusion reactor design parameters. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Weston M. Stacey is Professor of Nuclear Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. His career spans more than 40 years of research and teaching in nuclear reactor physics, fusion plasma physics and fusion and fission reactor conceptual design. He led the IAEA INTOR Workshop (1979-88) that led to the present ITER project, for which he was awarded the US Department of Energy Distinguished Associate Award and two Department of Energy Certificates of Appreciation. Professor Stacey is a Fellow of the American Nuclear Society and of the American Physical Society. He is the recipient of several prizes, among them the American Nuclear Society Seaborg Medal for Nuclear Research and the Wigner Reactor Physics Award, and the author of six previous books and numerous research papers.

Product Details

• Paperback: 262 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-VCH; 2 edition (April 13, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 352740967X
• ISBN-13: 978-3527409679
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,769,132 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Weston M. Stacey is Callaway Regents' Professor of Nuclear Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. His career spans almost 50 years of research and teaching in nuclear reactor physics, fusion plasma physics, and nuclear and fusion reactor design. He led the IAEA INTOR Workshop (1979-88) which established an international consensus on the feasibility, physical characteristics and R&D requirements of a fusion experimental reactor that led to the present ITER project, for which he was awarded the US Dept. of Energy Distinguished Associate Award and 2 DoE Certificates of Appreciation. He is the author of about 275 research papers and 10 books, including the textbooks "Fusion Plasma Analysis" (1981), "Fusion: An Introduction" (1984, 2nd Ed. 2010), "Nuclear Reactor Physics" (2001, 2nd Ed. 2007) , "Fusion Plasma Physics" (2005), and "The Quest for a Fusion Energy Reactor" (2010). Prof. Stacey is a Fellow of the American Nuclear Society and of the American Physical Society. He is the recipient of the American Nuclear Society Seaborg Medal for Nuclear Research, Wigner Reactor Physicist Award, and Outstanding Achievement in Fusion Award; of the Georgia Tech Outstanding Faculty Research Author Award; of the Sigma Xi Sustained Research Award; and of the Fusion Power Associates Distinguished Career Award.

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5.0 out of 5 stars On Time, September 23, 2011

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This review is from: Fusion: An Introduction to the Physics and Technology of Magnetic Confinement Fusion (Paperback)

The book came on time and in good condition. As for the book itself, I would recommend Stacey's next book, which is the same but it actually has all the derivations in it.

0 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Nuclear Fusion is the Real Energy of the Future ! Read for yourself in this book why solar energy is NO to Nuclear Fusion !!, April 6, 2011

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This review is from: Fusion: An Introduction to the Physics and Technology of Magnetic Confinement Fusion (Paperback)

The Nuclear Fusion is the Real Energy of the Future !!
Read for yourself in this book why solar energy, wind energy, biomass and nuclear fission are NO alternatives to The Nuclear Fusion !!

Die KernFusion ist die Wirkliche Energie der Zukunft !!
Lese Sie selbst in diesem Buch warum Solarenergie, Windenergie, Biomasse, aber auch KernFission keine Alternativen zur KernFusion sind !!