… Control of novel power exhaust solutions in nuclear fusion Bob Kool defended his PhD thesis at the Department of Mechanical Engineering on March 5. Nuclear fusion is widely regarded as a promising future energy source. Yet realizing fusion power comes with major challenges such as the power …
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… Dutch Fusion Day 2024: “What role does TU/e want to play in the realization of nuclear fusion energy?” We are getting ever closer to achieving nuclear fusion energy. Both the Netherlands and TU/e can play an … We are getting ever closer to achieving nuclear fusion energy. Both the Netherlands and TU/e can play an …
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… additively manufactured tungsten heat shields for nuclear fusion Published on September 27, 2024 Thanks to funding … additively manufactured tungsten heat shields for nuclear fusion’ can start. This project will exploit the unique … significant contribution. Their research focuses on how to reduce the heat load on the reactor wall and ensure its …
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… 15th International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology The International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology (ISFNT) is one of the main international events for the nuclear fusion field and offers an outstanding opportunity for the … The International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology (ISFNT) is one of the main …
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… Presenting ITER and fusion at the COP24 climate conference Published on December … De Temmerman gave a strong overview of the potential of fusion energy and progress at the ITER site. See the … Fusion as one of the ingredients in the future energy mix … courtesy DIFFER) The growth of energy sources - including fusion - from experiment to market penetration Impression …
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… develop an integrated modeling simulation framework for the fusion reactor ITER. The framework is based on MUSCLE 3, a … components Multi-physics simulations like for ITER plasmas need to couple together different physics codes, … Jonathan Citrin. He leads DIFFER’s Integrated Modeling and Transport Group (read an interview with Citrin ). MUSCLE 3 …
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… control development for ITER In a future commercial nuclear fusion reactor, the high temperature and density of the … confined particles will create an environment where nuclear fusion can take place. The expected released fusion energy … in real-time, that represent the dynamics of electron transport in a tokamak. These models will than serve as a …
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… and Fontys Hogeschool work together on divertor triage for fusion Published on October 31, 2025 The L.INT research … by a focused demand from practice and is an interplay of education, research and professional practice. Chris says: … broader view of engineering and physics. This enriches our education. They are real go-getters who - sometimes after …
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… long duration tests of wall materials under realistic fusion reactor conditions. To the right: trace of the … other under the same circumstances as at the wall of future fusion reactors such as ITER. At the exhaust of the ITER fusion reactor, materials will face particle fluxes of 10 23 …
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… reactions you have a plus and a minus, a cathode and an anode. Half of the reaction takes place at the cathode, and … at large scale explosions." You use knowledge from DIFFER's fusion department too, how come? "Normally electrochemical … in a gas: a plasma. At DIFFER, we are experts at making plasmas. We have been using plasmas for a long time in …
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… MANTIS diagnostic analyses fusion plasma in real time Published on October 17, 2018 The … a detailed look at the plasma conditions in the Swiss fusion experiment TCV. With 10 different channels and a … is one of the systems that monitors the discharges in this fusion experiment. MANTIS looks at the lower part of the …
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… the heart of an ion beam facility for materials research in fusion and solar fuels . Left: Opening up the SF6 … remove the ion source (right) and accelerator (left) before transport. Right: Inspection of the accelerator section … (left) and ion accelerator tanks Materials research for fusion The 3.5 MV singletron accelerator will first be …
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… fission reactor systems and fuel cycles, waste management, fusion and assessment of the health impact of radioactive … STC, Tyburska-Pueschel will join the two sub-committees on Fusion and Nuclear Knowledge and on Skills and Competences." … One of the goals of STC is to seek synergy between nuclear fusion and fission. Seeing that I have a background in both …
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… The record is an excellent result promising for ITER and fusion energy research. Numerous experiments are scheduled on the WEST tokamak to develop fusion energy, … planned 12 and 13 February aimed to achieve long-duration plasmas and attempt to exceed 1000 seconds, one of WEST's …
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… Valorisation in fusion research and technology: Creating value from … our research infrastructure to collaborate with industry, reducing risks and costs while advancing technology. DIFFER … Institute in mind, we take a look at valorisation in fusion. Big science ecosystem It’s interesting to look at …
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