Doubling Fusion Power with Volumetric Optimization in Magnetic Confinement Fusion Devices
Plasma Physics
2025-01-30 v2
Abstract
A technique, volumetric power optimization, is presented for enhancing the power output of magnetic confinement fusion devices. Applied to a tokamak, this approach involves shifting the burning plasma region to a larger plasma volume while introducing minimal perturbations to the plasma boundary shape. This edge perturbation -- squareness -- is analogous to pinching and stretching the edge boundary. Stability calculations confirm that this edge alteration is compatible with maintaining plasma stability. This optimization method for optimizing fusion power output could improve the performance of magnetic confinement fusion power plants.
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@article{arxiv.2404.04387,
title = {Doubling Fusion Power with Volumetric Optimization in Magnetic Confinement Fusion Devices},
author = {J. F. Parisi and J. W. Berkery and A. Sladkomedova and S. Guizzo and M. R. Hardman and J. R. Ball and A. O. Nelson and S. M. Kaye and M. Anastopoulos-Tzanis and S. A. M. McNamara and J. Dominski and S. Janhunen and M. Romanelli and D. Dickinson and A. Diallo and A. Dnestrovskii and W. Guttenfelder and C. Hansen and O. Myatra and H. R. Wilson},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2404.04387},
year = {2025}
}
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8 pages, 7 figures