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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.
N. Vetcha, S. Smolentsev, M. Abdou
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 56 | Number 2 | August 2009 | Pages 851-855
Tritium Breeding | Eighteenth Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy (Part 2) | doi.org/10.13182/FST56-851
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An approach is developed to study the stability of mixed convection in the poloidal flows of the DCLL blanket. Modified Orr-Sommerfeld equations are derived and then solved using a numerical code based on a pseudo-spectral method. The stability analysis has been performed for the flows in the front blanket ducts, where the forced flow is upwards; showing that in the DCLL blanket conditions, all disturbances associated with the buoyant flows in the front ducts will likely be damped by a strong toroidal magnetic field.