Mr. Philip Heitzenberger, PPPL, Princeton, NJ

The Fusion Ignition Research Experiment (FIRE) is one of the components of a national study which is considering what major experiments might be undertaken in a restructured US Fusion Sciences Program. FIRE is designed for a plasma current of ~6.5 MA, a burn time of at least 10 s, and a Q in the range of 5 to 10. FIRE has a major radius of 2.0 m, a minor radius of 0.525 m, and a field on axis of 10T. All of the coils are inertially cooled by liquid nitrogen. A major goal for the FIRE project is a total project cost of approximately $1B (in FY 99 dollars).An overview of the FIRE project and its engineering design will be given inthis presentation (and TOUR) with the implication to commercial electricpower generation.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Philip Heitzenroeder heads the Mechanical Engineering Division at PPPL. He received his BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology in 1969. He previously headed the Coil Development Branch, the Vacuum Branch, and he PBX-M Engineering Branch at PPPL. He also served as manager of PPPL's former large coil manufacturing facility. He was named a PPPL Distinguished Engineering Fellow in 1998. He is a member of IEEE and a member of the IEEE/NPSS standing Committee on Fusion technology. He will be Chairman of the 19th Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE) which will be held in 2001. He is also a member of ASME.