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| bio | website | casadi.org |
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| location | Leuven, Belgium | |
| age | 31 | |
| visits | member for | 1 year |
| seen | Apr 21 at 20:07 | |
| stats | profile views | 6 |
Research assistant in applied mathematics. Author of the open-source CasADi software package.
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Dec 6 |
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How large can you make a tokamak? I was thinking mainly of D/He-3, although I know that it's not really aneutronic. I guess for truly aneutronic reactons, like p/B-11 or He-3/He-3, you are not going to use the tokamak design anyway. But your point that the maximum size of a tokamak is coupled to the acceptable neutron radiation intensity (as well as the choice of material) is very valid, of course. |
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Dec 6 |
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How large can you make a tokamak? Thanks for this interesting answer. But this neutron flow argument does not hold anymore when considering aneutronic fusion, right? |
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Dec 6 |
awarded | Supporter |
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Jun 30 |
awarded | Autobiographer |
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May 25 |
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How large can you make a tokamak? Anyway, so the answer to my question about scale-up is that "it may very well be possible to make huge tokamaks, but we just don't know. in any case, a simple linear scale-up isn't possible due to the large magnetic fields required". That answers my question, thanks! |
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May 25 |
awarded | Scholar |
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May 25 |
accepted | How large can you make a tokamak? |
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May 25 |
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How large can you make a tokamak? That's a very interesting observation, about non-linearity, which maybe also partly explains why it is taking so long time get fusion power viable as a commercial power source. |
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May 25 |
awarded | Student |
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May 25 |
asked | How large can you make a tokamak? |
