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Fusion energy: Progress, partnerships, and the path to deployment
Over the past decade, fusion energy has moved decisively from scientific aspiration toward a credible pathway to a new energy technology. Thanks to long-term federal support, we have significantly advanced our fundamental understanding of plasma physics—the behavior of the superheated gases at the heart of fusion devices. This knowledge will enable the creation and control of fusion fuel under conditions required for future power plants. Our progress is exemplified by breakthroughs at the National Ignition Facility and the Joint European Torus.
Huan Wu, Yuntao Song, Xufeng Liu, Shuangsong Du, Xiang Ji, Kaizhong Ding, Jinxiang Zheng, Sumei Liu, and Kun Lu
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 65 | Number 3 | May 2014 | Pages 384-390
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST13-708
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A Central Solenoid (CS) conductor layout has been tentatively decided during the conceptual design phase of the Chinese Fusion Engineering Testing Reactor (CFETR). To check the validity of the conductor layout, stability analysis must be performed against the working condition of the conductors. We constructed a superconducting critical surface of the strands used in the CS conductors and then calculated the current sharing temperature of the conductors under the most stringent working condition envisioned with the operation parameters. We further analyzed the energy margin by simulating the quenching behavior with the GANDALF code upon disturbances of different durations and lengths representative of a mechanical disturbance and plasma disruption. The analysis results give preliminary estimation of conductor stability for further improvement of the design.