… Building the cruise control of a nuclear fusion reactor Published on April 19, 2024 The cruise … been the focus of Gijs Derks, PhD student at DIFFER in the research teams of Egbert Westerhof and Matthijs van Berkel, already for two years. Derks is researching models with the aim to make informed choices for …
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… on September 15, 2015 When the hot, dense plasma in a fusion reactor hits the reactor's exhaust wall, dust … in experiments with DIFFER's linear plasma generator Pilot-PSI. The new data will feed into improved models for dust … * This work was carried out under Eurofusion Enabling Research Project WP14-ER-01/VR-01 As a first test of the …
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… At DIFFER we do ground-breaking fundamental scientific research to develop novel future energy technologies, … research focuses on two major energy themes: research into fusion energy as a clean, safe and sustainable energy … multidisciplinary approach to energy research and combine physics, chemistry, engineering and materials science, with …
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… Cover article Physics Today diagnoses plasma instabilities Published on … Physics Today's October 2015 edition tackles heat loss in fusion reactors. The authors zoom in on interactions between … these instabilities is a major part of the fusion research at DIFFER. Right image: simulation (a) and …
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… EUROfusion welcomes Dr. Gianfranco Federici as the new Programme … 2024, Dr. Gianfranco Federici was elected to be the new EUROfusion Programme Manager following a rigorous selection … Gianfranco outlined the critical focal points for both EUROfusion and European fusion strategy over the pivotal coming …
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… 9th International Symposium on Liquid metal Applications in fusion devices Dear colleagues, We are glad to invite you to … transfer, lower costs and simplified blanket structures. Research and development about liquid metal applications in … bring together scientists and engineers actively engaged in research on liquid metal applications for fusion devices so …
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… How do we protect the wall of a fusion reactor? ‘By simply looking with a camera we can … Tijs Wijkamp’s answer is: simply by looking! During his PhD research at the TU/e and DIFFER fusion groups, he used … too.' Super-fast electrons As a spin-off within the MANTIS research, these systems are also used to study ‘runaway …
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… PhD Defense: Jos Scholte tested liquid metal to protect fusion reactor walls Published on June 03, 2025 Future … not crack or melt under the intense heat inside. In his PhD research, mechanical engineer Jos Scholte (TU/e and DIFFER) … ASDEX-Upgrade at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics IPP near Munich. To verify that his design would …
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… over a video connection: on 29 October 2020, the UK's new fusion device MAST Upgrade officially commenced operation. … will give important guidance to ITER and DEMO." Fusion researchers throughout Europe followed MAST Upgrade's first … & Control, group leader Matthijs van Berkel Plasma Edge Physics and Diagnostics, group leader Ivo Classen DIFFER …
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… DIFFER Seminar: Optimizing fusion power plant design with integrated simulation using … learning, and reduced models to address the intricate physics and engineering challenges critical to achieving net … power plants. Some time ago, in 2016, I was at DIFFER for a research internship focused on creating a zero-dimensional …
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… & Instrumentation department. The department unites the research facilities that were partly under Fusion Energy and partly under Solar Fuels. A conversation … of Hans van Eck Image Hans van Eck graduated in Applied Physics from the Fontys University of Applied Sciences in …
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… DIFFER DIFFER is the Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research, one of the nine research institutes of the Dutch … a multidisciplinary approach to energy research, combining physics, chemistry, engineering and materials science. … for the conversion and storage of renewable energy, and Fusion Energy as a clean and unlimited source of energy. …
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… DIFFER develops research facility for energy transition Published on May 09, 2023 A Dutch consortium, led by national energy research institute DIFFER, will receive 4.7 million euros … conducts leading fundamental research in the fields of fusion energy and solar fuels. The institute works in close …
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… PhD defense: Ray Chandra DIFFER PhD researcher Ray Chandra will defend his thesis Plasma exhaust for fusion reactors: numerical simulation and comparison with … for future fusion reactors. Ray Chandra investigated the physics governing the reduction of heat by the cold gas …
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… Vidi grant Thomas Morgan for liquid fusion reactor walls Published on May 23, 2019 DIFFER group … safe and abundant fusion energy. Thomas Morgan at DIFFER's research facility Magnum-PSI. Credit: DIFFER / Bram Lamers Surface of the sun Fusion … safe and abundant fusion energy. Thomas Morgan at DIFFER's research facility Magnum-PSI. Credit: DIFFER / Bram Lamers …
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