Thursday, November 21, 2024, 16:00
WBGB/019
Christian Gabriel Theiler, EPFL
Abstract:
After a brief introduction to the basic principles of magnetically
confined fusion energy, the current status, and the path towards a power
plant, I will discuss the challenges to operate a 100 million degree
fusion plasma without damaging the surrounding reactor wall. I will
present how the plasma boundary group at the Tokamak à Configuration
Variable (TCV) at EPFL addresses this challenge through a combination of
experiments and modelling, leveraging TCV's unique
operational flexibility and magnetic shaping capabilities. The upcoming
upgrade plans on TCV to assess the concept of a tightly-baffled,
long-legged divertor as an optimized tokamak boundary solution will be
motivated.