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You can assume that they're talking about the total generated. They call this the "scientific gain" whereas the "engineering gain" would include all the ineffic
by lambdatronics 5y ago
You can assume that they're talking about the total generated. They call this the "scientific gain" whereas the "engineering gain" would include all the inefficiencies of the particle beam injectors that put power into the tokamak, and the inefficiency of the steam turbine that makes electrical power from the fusion heat exhaust, and the auxilliary power to run all the pumps, etc. It's generally thought that the "engineering gain" needs to be at least 5, and the "scientific gain" at least 30, for a working reactor. ITER's supposed to hit scientific gain of something like 10-20, which is close.