… Surface Interactions is now being commissioned for its first experimental campaign in its new location. Magnum-PSI … Magnum-PSI can operate for hours on end to enable the first lifetime studies of fusion materials in a laboratory … up to its maximum field of 2.5 Tesla on 23 November . First record Van Eck: "We are very proud of the progress we …
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… in fusion reactors, that is what he did. Rindt designed a divertor using liquid metal contained by 3D-printed … problem in a fusion reactor is the heat resistance of the divertor, where waste material from the reactor is removed. … the heat flux density can be so high that the material the divertor is made from, tungsten, will crack, melt or erode …
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… Thomas Morgan to lead work package on Liquid Metal Divertors Published on October 10, 2017 The EUROfusion … walls for the exhaust of future fusion reactors. In the first two years of this European research package, Morgan … under construction in southern France will be the first to produce more power from the fusion process than it …
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… has devoted his entire working life to fusion research. First in scientific roles in the Netherlands, and for the … in Nieuwegein. I had never been to the institute before and first wanted to know what the work entailed, what the people … me for this role. I like to think back to the very first meeting of the General Assembly (GA) of EUROfusion. We had …
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… Successful first experiment with Upgraded Pilot-PSI Published on October 04, 2021 The first experiment with Upgraded Pilot-PSI (UPP), DIFFER’s new … Plasma Material Interactions group. The machine will be the first to couple high flux plasma with an ion beam, bringing …
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… NWO-I Technical Workshop: Control Technology This meeting will be postponed due to the new Covid restrictions … soon. You can still register. We are happy to announce the first of the NWO-I Technical Workshops. This workshop will … nine NWO institutes are active in scientific fields that at first sight appear quite different but in fact show …
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… First Dutch Fusion Day in Eindhoven: ‘We need Dutchness to … until the last minute, we look back on a successful first edition of the Dutch Fusion Day in Eindhoven. An … Demcon and Plasma Matters BV. Image Visitors attending the first Dutch Fusion Day in Eindhoven © DIFFER/Elwin Rijken …
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… Advanced control strategies for divertor power sharing and core density regulation in fusion … fusion reactor across the vessel wall, an additional divertor can be installed at the top of the machine. This … the dynamics of the double-null configuration for the first time. The results were striking: fluctuations in …
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… This is vital for the future of fusion reactors,” says first author Timo Ravensbergen (DIFFER). “We measure, … via the reactor’s ‘exhaust’. That exhaust is called the divertor , where the plasma heat losses are captured. The process of strong cooling in the vicinity of the divertor is called divertor detachment . It reduces plasma …
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… Baar for a second five-year term as director of DIFFER. The first five years were marked by introducing a new strategy … De Baar doesn’t have to think about this for long. "The first result has recently arrived at DIFFER, namely the PLD … problem. We also hired a new institute manager and took the first major steps towards a Self Driving Lab. Not to mention …
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… Jonathan Citrin to chair ITPA Transport & Confinement Group Published on November 14, 2017 The International Tokamak Physics Activity ( ITPA ) Central Committee has appointed DIFFER group leader … on Transport and Confinement starting 1 January 2018. The ITPA is an international framework organised by ITER for …
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… 43rd ITPA Diagnostics Topical Meeting The 43rd ITPA (International Tokamak Physics Activity) Diagnostics … be hosted by DIFFER, chaired by Didier Mazon and George Vayakis (dep. chair). Link to the event page Date Mon, … The 43rd ITPA (International Tokamak Physics Activity) Diagnostics …
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… Marco de Baar to chair ITPA specialist group on ITER diagnostics Published on … 12, 2018 The International Tokamak Physics Activity (ITPA) has appointed DIFFER group leader Prof. Marco de Baar … of its Realtime Specialists Working Group (RT-SWG). The ITPA is an international framework organised by the global …
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… of fatigue data in tungsten and tungsten monoblocks due to divertor strikepoint sweeping'. Hargreaves: “Nuclear fusion … wide in the heat exhaust region of the machine, called the divertor. Under some conditions the heat loads can … is used in many concept designs for the plasma-enclosing first wall. Hargreaves: “The techniques I used during my PhD …
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… of the edge of the plasma and its interaction with the divertor. One of the main challenges to the realization of a … for efficient energy production. Tokamaks employ a divertor, a region located far from the plasma edge, to … layer or SOL) to a narrow surface ring a few cm wide at the divertor plates. This heat may be hundreds of Megawatts with …
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