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Nuclear Fusion: From Science Fiction to Science Fact
Published on Feb 10, 20154814 Views
"Nuclear Fusion: an eternal promise" or "Nuclear Fusion – always 50 years away" are texts one can read regularly in newspapers and journals. For the layman it is difficult put a finger behind the prog
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Nuclear Fusion: from Science Fiction to Science Fact00:00
World population - 1 03:03
World population - 204:06
World population - 304:41
Only 5.5% of all energy is really sustainable05:33
World primary energy demand06:20
Fossil fuel usage is still growing06:40
Clean energy?07:33
Fusion: the engine of the sun07:52
Nuclear Fusion08:59
Nuclear Fission10:17
E = mc210:48
Fusion is impossible12:10
Fusion is difficult13:14
Temperature13:27
Challenges in Nuclear Fusion Research15:11
10× hotter than the sun - 115:22
Harnessing solar flares - 115:45
Thermal insulation: nearly perfect16:10
Materials one can lay on the sun16:48
Bombardment of neutrons17:13
Fuel cycle Tritium production17:41
ITER: 34 countries 15.000.000 components18:25
10× hotter than the sun - 218:50
Making a plasma - 118:56
Making a plasma - 219:22
Aurora Borealis20:07
Harnessing solar flares - 220:18
Confining a plasma - 120:42
Confining a plasma - 221:09
Best confinement in a torus21:26
Plasma heating24:24
JET and Medium-Size Tokamaks24:53
JET - 125:50
JET - 226:07
JET - 326:22
MAST (Culham, UK)27:18
1960 - 2000 - 127:46
1960 - 2000 - 228:38
Concept improvement continues30:48
Progress in fusion30:55
Thermal insulation: nearly perfect32:04
1960 - 2000 - 332:09
1960 - 2000 - 432:54
Gyro code; Jeff Candy33:02
Hot plasmas have a rich structure33:36
1960 - 2000 - 534:15
1960 - 2000 - 635:06
Turbulence control - 135:20
Turbulence control - 235:49
Excitation and suppression of an island in TEXTOR36:41
The 7 challenges 37:02
High T, magnetic confinement, turbulence control37:18
Materials one can lay on the sun39:38
Thermal power loads39:41
Fusion reactor40:16
How to reduce the power loads of 1 GW/m241:13
Heat Exhaust Research in Tokamaks41:42
Studying Plasma Facing Components42:21
Alcator C-Mod (MIT)42:50
Deposition of carbon in TEXTOR43:08
Erosion/redeposition43:32
Divertor - 1 43:42
Divertor - 244:02
Divertor - 344:20
High-power linear divertor simulators44:31
Magnum-PSI - 144:40
Magnum-PSI - 244:53
Detached plasma in Pilot-PSI44:55
Bombardment of neutrons45:14
High particle fluxes45:19
Radiation damage ITER/DEMO/GEN IV45:33
IFMIF - International Fusion Materials Irradiation Facility46:17
Fuel cycle Tritium production46:45
Tritium must be used at least 1000 × without being lossed46:48
ITER: 34 countries 15.000.000 components47:54
ITER demo - 148:07
ITER demo - 248:09
ITER demo - 348:20
ITER demo - 448:40
ITER Tokamak building49:10
ITER 2011: building has started49:18
ITER Headquarters opened in Oct. 201249:41
Building for winding poloidal field coils49:46
483 Seismic insulation pads50:08
483 Seismic insulation pads50:53
Preparation for laying the ground floor - 151:10
Preparation for laying the ground floor - 251:14
ITER vacuum vessel: more heavy than the Eiffel tower51:18
Superconducting cables51:30
Radial plates for the toroidal field coils51:47
Winding the toroidal field coils51:59
Assembly - 152:06
Assembly - 252:17
Cooling system52:19
Cryogenic system52:27
IC H&CD Antenna System52:36
Neutral Beam Heating52:48
Transportation of heavy loads - 153:00
Transportation of heavy loads - 253:51
ITER is a world wide project53:56
The future?54:23
The 7 Challenges - 154:30
EUROfusion54:41
Fusion Roadmap - 155:22
Fusion Roadmap - 255:56
A roadmap to the realisation of fusion energy56:43
EUROfusion Work Packages56:46
EUROfusion Programme management unit58:10
The End 59:01