- magnetic pinch effect
- magnetic pinch effect magnetischer Pincheffekt m; Einschnüreffekt m (Plasma)
English-German dictionary of Electrical Engineering and Electronics. 2013.
English-German dictionary of Electrical Engineering and Electronics. 2013.
pinch effect — n. Physics the constriction, or compression, of plasma by the action of the magnetic field of a strong electric current flowing through the plasma … English World dictionary
pinch effect — Physics. the tendency of an electric conductor or stream of charged particles to constrict, caused by the action of a magnetic field that is produced by a flow of electricity. [1905 10] * * * ▪ physics self constriction of a cylinder of an… … Universalium
pinch effect — /ˈpɪntʃ əfɛkt/ (say pinch uhfekt) noun the constriction of a stream of charged particles resulting from the magnetic field associated with the current carried by the particles …
pinch effect — noun the magnetic self attraction of parallel electric currents having the same direction; the restriction of a flowing plasma because of this attraction … Wiktionary
pinch effect — noun : the tendency of a linear solid or fluid electrical conductor (as a rod or a column of ionized gas) to be compressed due to the action of its own magnetic field … Useful english dictionary
Pinch (plasma physics) — For other uses, see Pinch (disambiguation). Lightning bolts illustrating electromagnetically pinched plasma filaments … Wikipedia
magnetic bottle — noun container consisting of any configuration of magnetic fields used to contain a plasma during controlled thermonuclear reactions • Hypernyms: ↑container • Part Holonyms: ↑tokamak * * * noun : a magnetic field for confining plasma for… … Useful english dictionary
Pinch — may refer to:* Pinch (cooking), a very small amount of an ingredient, typically salt or a spice * Pinch, West VirginiaMathematics and Science* Pinch (plasma physics), the compression of a plasma filament by magnetic forces, or a device which uses … Wikipedia
Magnetic confinement fusion — TCV inner view, with graphite clad torus Magnetic confinement fusion is an approach to generating fusion power that uses magnetic fields to confine the hot fusion fuel in the form of a plasma. Magnetic confinement is one of two major branches of… … Wikipedia
Reversed field pinch — A reversed field pinch (RFP) is a device used to produce and contain near thermonuclear plasmas. It is a toroidal pinch which uses a unique magnetic field configuration as a scheme to magnetically confine a plasma, primarily to study magnetic… … Wikipedia
Z-pinch — In fusion power research, the Z pinch, or zeta pinch, is a type of plasma confinement system that uses an electrical current in the plasma to generate a magnetic field that compresses it (see Pinch). The name refers to the direction of the… … Wikipedia