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The Power of Fusion Energy Might Finally Be Unlocked Thanks to a New Physics Update - The Daily Beast

The Power of Fusion Energy Might Finally Be Unlocked Thanks to a New Physics Update - The Daily Beast

The Power of Fusion Energy Might Finally Be Unlocked Thanks to a New Physics Update - The Daily Beast
May 18, 2022 56 secs

That effort utilizes powerful magnets in a machine called a tokamak to create superheated plasma created using hydrogen fuel.

“One of the limitations in making plasma inside a tokamak is the amount of hydrogen fuel you can inject into it,” Paolo Ricci, a researcher at the Swiss Plasma Center, said in a press release.

To solve this issue, scientists began to research different equations to measure the maximum amount of hydrogen you can put inside of a tokamak before disruption.

“Actually, DEMO will operate at a much higher power than present tokamaks and ITER, which means that you can add more fuel density without limiting the output, in contrast to the Greenwald law.

It also shows that the designs for tokamaks like ITER or DEMO could be “less constrained than previously thought.” With the fuel density being increased two-fold, it could result in a vast improvement in their power output by tokamaks—and finally get us to ignition

“If this study is further validated, especially on machines like ITER, it will certainly help the magnetic fusion community credibly design and optimize future designs for experimental and power-generating facilities.”

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