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Purely for the esoteric linguistic amusement: tokamak is a Russian acronym where the "toka-" comes from тороидальная камера or toroidal chamber/cabin. So a sph
by theophrastus 10y ago
Purely for the esoteric linguistic amusement: tokamak is a Russian acronym where the "toka-" comes from тороидальная камера or toroidal chamber/cabin. So a spherical tokamak would be a 'spherical toroid', and a bit oxymoronic. By the bye, is there a likely set of pro/cons as compared to the stellarator configuration? (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendelstein_7-X https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendelstein_7-X) It's at least interesting that "stellarator" appears in the posting's address: GPS: 100 Stellarator Road.
- DennisP 10y agoIt's still a toroid, regardless of the shape getting revolved: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toroid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toroid People generally say stellarators are harder to build but easier to operate.