The Z-pinch configuration offers the promise of a compact fusion device owing to its simple
geometry, unity beta, and absence of external magnetic field coils. Increasing the axial …

Zap Energy is a private fusion energy company developing the sheared-flow-stabilized
(SFS) Z-pinch concept for commercial energy production. Spun out from the University of …

The ZaP and ZaP-HD Flow Z-pinch experiments at the University of Washington have
successfully demonstrated that sheared plasma flows can be used as a stabilization …

Fusion gain Q and triple product n T τ are derived for the sheared-flow-stabilized (SFS) Z
pinch by including the input power associated with driving the plasma flow and the …

The ZaP-HD flow Z-pinch project provides a platform to explore how shear flow stabilized Z-
pinches could scale to high-energy-density plasma (plasma with pressures exceeding 1 …

A four-chord interferometer and measurements from an array of surface-mounted magnetic
probes were used in conjunction with equations of radial heat conduction and radial force …

An example plasma confinement system includes an inner electrode having a rounded first
end that is disposed on a longitudinal axis of the plasma confinement system and an outer …

The ZaP-HD Flow Z-Pinch project provides a platform to explore how shear flow stabilized Z-
pinches could scale to high-energy-density plasma (plasma with pressures exceeding 1 …

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The ZaP Flow Z-Pinch research project [1] at the University of Washington investigates the
effect of sheared flows on MHD instabilities. Axially flowing Z-pinch plasmas are produced …