tokamak
Magnetic plasma container
A tokamak is a doughnut-shaped device that uses powerful magnetic fields to contain superheated plasma for nuclear fusion research.
The magnetic confinement keeps the plasma—hot enough to fuse atomic nuclei—from touching the chamber walls.
Tokamaks represent the leading approach to achieving controlled fusion as a power source: The experimental tokamak sustained fusion for nearly twenty minutes.
Controlled fission apparatus
- plasmaElectrified matter state
- confinementState of being restricted
- ignitionStarting combustion process
- breakevenNo profit, no loss
deuterium · tritium · neutron · JET · burn · blanket · heating · inertial
Doughnut-form geometry
- fieldArea of specialty
- coilWound circular arrangement
- superconductingHaving zero electrical resistance
- confinementState of being restricted
flux · current · solenoid · magnet · tesla · inductor · winding · helical
Doughnut-shaped solid
- donutRing-shaped fried sweet
- ringClosed curve shape
- annularRing-shaped, with hole
- vesselReceptacle for contents
chamber · vacuum · wall · blanket · port · cryostat · shielding · cross-section
Converted to charged particles
- hotHaving much warmth
- instabilityTendency toward unpredictable change
- turbulenceChaotic flow patterns
- disruptionForceful interruption of process
kink · sawtooth · ballooning · tearing · neoclassical · drift · transport · edge
Energy from charged particles
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- generationAge-defined peer group
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
- baseloadMinimum continuous power demand
clean · abundant · inexhaustible · carbon-free · sustainable · commercialization · prototype · engineering
reactor
Controlled fission apparatus
- plasmaElectrified matter state
- confinementState of being restricted
- ignitionStarting combustion process
breakeven · deuterium · tritium · neutron · JET · burn · blanket · heating · inertial
toroidal
Doughnut-form geometry
- fieldArea of specialty
- coilWound circular arrangement
- superconductingHaving zero electrical resistance
confinement · flux · current · solenoid · magnet · tesla · inductor · winding · helical · topology
torus
Doughnut-shaped solid
vessel · chamber · vacuum · wall · blanket · port · cryostat · shielding · cross-section · D-shaped
ionized
Converted to charged particles
- hotHaving much warmth
- instabilityTendency toward unpredictable change
- turbulenceChaotic flow patterns
disruption · kink · sawtooth · ballooning · tearing · neoclassical · drift · transport · edge · core
electricity
Energy from charged particles
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- generationAge-defined peer group
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
baseload · clean · abundant · inexhaustible · carbon-free · sustainable · commercialization · prototype · engineering · milestone
tokamakfission reactor
Facility splitting atoms for power
nuclear fission · coal plant · solar panel · wind turbine · hydroelectric dam