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Can you point me to where they say the central cones are a change in their hypothetical production design? I was under the impression it's just there for diagn
by nickparker 6y ago
Can you point me to where they say the central cones are a change in their hypothetical production design?
I was under the impression it's just there for diagnostics in the sub-scale prototype.
- pfdietz 6y agoThe abandonment of the acoustic compression scheme is explained in this poster. https://generalfusion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/ICPP_2018_OShea.pdf https://generalfusion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/ICPP_20... The move to a spherical tokamak is explained in page 9 of these slides. https://arpa-e.energy.gov/sites/default/files/11_LABERGE.pdf https://arpa-e.energy.gov/sites/default/files/11_LABERGE.pdf The slower compression of the non-acoustic scheme requires better confinement than the spheromak provided.
- nickparker 6y agoHmm yeah that does sound like a permanent change in the second link doesn't it? Too bad, I was really rooting for their plan.
- pfdietz 6y agoThe Turchi mentioned there was associated with Los Alamos, where the LINUS concept was investigated. General Fusion seems to be moving in that direction, so this slide from Turchi at Compact Fusion Systems could be of interest. It has a focus on practical engineering and cost issues that I find encouraging. https://nucleus.iaea.org/sites/fusionportal/Shared%20Documents/Enterprises/2018/Presentations/14.06/Turchi.pdf https://nucleus.iaea.org/sites/fusionportal/Shared%20Documen...