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Tokamaks are inherently pulsed machines. No material will change this. Stellarators are very similar to tokamaks but do not use a central solenoid/transformer
by willis936 5y ago
Tokamaks are inherently pulsed machines. No material will change this. Stellarators are very similar to tokamaks but do not use a central solenoid/transformer to induce the poloidal twist: they use the geometry of flux surface/coils/vessel. Stellarators are steady state.
Tritium breeding blankets have been the answer to question 2 for longer than I've been alive.
The real engineering challenges lie in divertor physics and strike point materials.
- tomsto 5y agoThis sounds interesting. You sound like you work in nuclear physics. Please can you explain, or link to an explanation of, divertor (sic?) and strike point materials?