Re: Nuclear fusion
Enviado: 1/4/2024 16:16
‘Artificial sun’ sets record for time at 100 million degrees in latest advance for nuclear fusion
A revolução verde vai acontecer nalgum laboratório por equipas de investigadores (praticamente anónimos) que passam muitas noites mal dormidas e muitas vezes com acesso a recursos limitados.
KSTAR, KFE’s fusion research device which it refers to as an “artificial sun,” managed to sustain plasma with temperatures of 100 million degrees for 48 seconds during tests between December 2023 and February 2024, beating the previous record of 30 seconds set in 2021.
The KFE scientists said they managed to extend the time by tweaking the process, including using tungsten instead of carbon in the “diverters,” which extract heat and impurities produced by the fusion reaction.
The ultimate aim is for KSTAR to be able to sustain plasma temperatures of 100 million degrees for 300 seconds by 2026, a “a critical point” to be able to scale up fusion operations, Si-Woo Yoon said.
A revolução verde vai acontecer nalgum laboratório por equipas de investigadores (praticamente anónimos) que passam muitas noites mal dormidas e muitas vezes com acesso a recursos limitados.