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Wendelstein 7-X designing 2-MW gyrotrons to upgrade heating system
The Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) announced yesterday that it is developing 2-MW gyrotrons to be used as the main plasma heating system of the Wendelstein 7-X (W7-X).
W7-X, located at IPP, is currently the largest superconducting stellarator facility in the world. The project conducts research aimed at filling key knowledge and technology gaps for developing a stellarator-based power plant.
Nicholas A. Morris, L. Dale Thomas, D. Keith Hollingsworth
Nuclear Technology | Volume 207 | Number 6 | June 2021 | Pages 860-865
Technical Note | doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2020.1819157
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Improved methods for storing liquid hydrogen in larger quantities and over longer periods of time in space are becoming progressively more critical as sights are once again set on Mars. Current storage methods involve the venting of vaporized hydrogen to space, with the consequence that significant amounts of hydrogen are wasted. Extra hydrogen must be stored to account for this loss resulting in unnecessary mass penalties. Eliminating this waste can reduce overall mission mass, extend mission range, and perhaps most importantly, lower mission trip times and costs. This technical note explores alternative methods for storing liquid hydrogen with an emphasis on missions to Mars as laid out by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s current design reference architecture.