… the first international plasma experiments in the large ITER tokamak in the South of France.These are planned to … This offers new scientific challenges, says Westerhof.“The wall of the reactor will have to withstand even bigger … and elegant solution, since in a fluid state the metal renews itself automatically, which makes it more resilient.” …
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… for the development of nuclear fusion by operating the ITER reactor and preparing for the demonstration reactor … DIFFER carries out fundamental scientific research into materials, processes, and systems for worldwide sustainable … in the areas of energy and sustainability. Go to the News page. …
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… Ion accelerator for materials research moves to DIFFER Published on June 03, … unique facility can mimic the plasma conditions near the walls of fusion reactors. With the addition of the ion accelerator, the PSI team gain … [368] nl (contact the communication office) Go to the News page. …
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… met het zonne-oppervlak. In de toekomstige fusiereactor ITER krijgt de uitlaat temperaturen van tienduizenden … de wand van een fusiereactor. Credit: Bram Lamers Praktijktests In het vijfjarige programma stelt DIFFER zeven extra … nodig is om de fusiereactie in stand te houden. Go to the News page. …
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… Vapor shielding can regulate temperature of fusion reactor walls Published on March 26, 2019 A heat shield of liquid … between repairs. Peter Rindt and colleagues published their tests of liquid-metal infused prototypes in Nuclear Fusion , … A design which can withstand those conditions is good news for fusion." Prototype holder for a liquid metal layer …
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… efficiencies than are possible in thermal conversion. With an energy efficiency of 50%, they have set the first … fuels. Converting sustainable solar or wind power into artificial fuels would create a truly circular energy … are released again and the cycle starts anew." Go to the News page. …
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… Thomas Bosman showed that because fueling pellets in ITER are such quick, large events, you have to treat them as … He finalized his master’s thesis in Thomas Morgan’s Plasma Material Interactions research group. Innovation loop After … 7, pp. 1897-1902, 2023 Author: Rianne van Hoek Go to the News page. …
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… of Technology, compared model calculations of beams with experiments at the US fusion reactor DIII-D. Turbulence … and colleagues extend the results of the US reactor to the ITER reactor, which is under construction in southern … 2023 [ original (open access)] Dutch original Go to the News page. …
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… that is dedicated for structural analysis of inorganic materials. The microscope is accessible for researchers who … or thin films aimed at energy applications. NEA group with the TEM at DIFFER Andrea Baldi, group leader of … Electron diffraction of gold metal nanoparticles Go to the News page. …
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… Attend this seminar? Use the registration form to attend . ITER is the key facility on the European fusion roadmap as … Plan. This includes specifically experiments in tokamaks with a full metal wall. The recent world-record fusion energy performance in … ITER is the key facility on the European fusion roadmap as …
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… AI-driven, self-driving labs to fast-track the discovery of materials for green fuels, making clean energy storage … solar panels can produce the green energy we need, but come with a catch – they are intermittent, generating less or … solutions.” Author: Academic Positions, DIFFER Go to the News page. …
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… and was principal investigator of a consortium awarded an ITER tender for simulation framework development. In this … in certain engineering aspects, such as protection of the wall material, but those things are solvable. If suddenly … Team spirit is crucial.” Text by Bennie Mols Go to the News page. …
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… for fusion reactors: numerical simulation and comparison with plasma beam experiments. Research summary The … producing the plasma conditions expected to occur near the walls of fusion reactors. Plasma detachment was achieved by … properties and are excellent candidates as plasma facing materials. The most promising candidates are liquid lithium …
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… to the research of dynamic and steady-state plasma-material interaction during high-flux plasma exposures by … of a high-flux magnetized linear plasma generator with operando ion beam analysis . The UPP linear plasma … parameters relevant to detached divertor operation in ITER and DEMO : Electron temperature: T e ~ 0.1 - 2 eV …
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… that his design would work as planned, Scholte first ran tests at DIFFER's linear plasma generator Magnum-PSI and in … a noticeable cooling effect. That is not automatically good news, because the fusion fuel should not be cooled to below … Credit: Jos Scholte Champagne formula In the scientific literature and at conferences, Scholte encountered multiple …
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