Tokamak

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf magnetic confinement device
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:Toroidalnaya_Kamera_Magnitnaya_Katushka
gptkbp:component gptkb:plasma
magnetic coils
toroidal chamber
gptkbp:confinementMethod magnetometer
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:establishedIn 1950s
gptkbp:expansion gptkb:SPARC
gptkb:CFETR
gptkb:DEMO
STEP
gptkbp:firstOperationalDevice gptkb:T-1
gptkb:T-3
gptkbp:fuelType deuterium
tritium
gptkbp:goal achieve controlled thermonuclear fusion
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tokamak
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Andrei_Sakharov
gptkb:Igor_Tamm
Soviet physicists
gptkbp:limitation energy confinement time
plasma instabilities
material challenges
gptkbp:meaningOfAcronym toroidal chamber with magnetic coils
gptkbp:notableAchievement first to achieve high temperature plasma confinement
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:DIII-D
gptkb:EAST
gptkb:ITER
gptkb:JET
gptkb:KSTAR
gptkbp:operates inducing plasma current
using external magnetic fields
gptkbp:operatingStatus experimental
gptkbp:plasmaCurrent induced by transformer action
gptkbp:plasmaTemperature tens of millions of degrees Celsius
gptkbp:powerSource fusion reactions
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:spheromak
tokamak
gptkbp:requires cryogenic systems
high vacuum
powerful magnets
gptkbp:researchGoal energy production
plasma physics study
gptkbp:shape doughnut-shaped
gptkbp:studiedBy fusion researchers
plasma physicists
gptkbp:type poloidal field
toroidal field
gptkbp:usedFor nuclear fusion research
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Firestorm
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5