Tokamak (fusion reactor)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf magnetic confinement device
fusion reactor
gptkbp:alternativeTo inertial confinement fusion
tokamak
gptkbp:component gptkb:plasma
divertor
magnetic coils
vacuum vessel
toroidal chamber
gptkbp:confinementType magnetic confinement
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:energyGainGoal Q > 1 (net energy gain)
gptkbp:establishedIn 1950s
gptkbp:etymology Russian acronym for 'toroidal chamber with magnetic coils'
gptkbp:firstSuccessfulModel gptkb:T-3
gptkbp:firstSuccessfulModelYear 1968
gptkbp:fuelType deuterium
tritium
gptkbp:goal commercial fusion power
achieve controlled thermonuclear fusion
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tokamak (fusion reactor)
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Andrei_Sakharov
gptkb:Igor_Tamm
gptkbp:limitation plasma instabilities
energy input requirements
material constraints
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:SPARC
gptkb:Alcator_C-Mod
gptkb:DIII-D
gptkb:EAST
gptkb:ITER
gptkb:JET
gptkb:KSTAR
gptkb:TFTR
gptkbp:operatingSystem over 100 million Kelvin
gptkbp:plasmaConfinementTime measured in seconds
gptkbp:principle external coils create toroidal magnetic field
magnetic fields confine plasma
plasma current induces poloidal magnetic field
gptkbp:purpose nuclear fusion research
gptkbp:relatedConcept magnetic confinement fusion
neutron flux
magnetic reconnection
plasma heating
ELM (Edge Localized Mode)
H-mode
Lawson criterion
bootstrap current
fusion triple product
gptkbp:researchArea nuclear fusion
plasma physics
gptkbp:shape toroidal
gptkbp:uses magnetic fields
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Soviet_inventions
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6