Choosing Tungsten for Tokamak Divertor Tiles: Design, Performance, and Limits
Explains why tungsten is selected for divertor surfaces, how it's bonded to copper alloys, and shows a sample temperature calculation for an ELM heat pulse.
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fusionFusion Confinement Decision Guide: Tokamak vs Stellarator vs ICF for Net-Energy Pilots
Compare tokamak, stellarator and inertial fusion concepts for Q>1 pilots. Table of trade-offs, beta limit validation command, and tritium breeding checks you can run early.
Architecture Note: Superconducting Toroidal Field Magnets for Tokamak Fusion Plants
An architecture note outlining requirements, minimal design, trust boundaries, operational checks, failure modes, and design triggers for superconducting Nb3Sn toroidal field magnets in a tokamak fusion plant.
Superconducting Toroidal Field Coils in Tokamaks: Engineering Trade-offs and Verification
Superconducting toroidal field coils enable high-field, steady-state plasma confinement in tokamaks but demand complex cryogenics and robust quench protection. This blog examines the engineering trade-offs and verification steps.
From Theory to Reality: How the Lawson Criterion Drives Tokamak Design
See how the Lawson criterion shapes every engineering decision in a tokamak—from superconducting magnets to heating systems—and learn a quick way to estimate whether a design will reach net energy gain.