Technology of Thermonuclear Facilities

Course guarantor:

Slavomír Entler

Lecturer:

Ivan Ďuran, Slavomír Entler, Michal Farník, Ondřej Ficker, Ondřej Klimo, Radomír Pánek

Tutor:

Supervisor:

Department of Physics

Synopsis:

The course introduces students to the basic technologies of thermonuclear devices. The aim of the course is to provide students with basic technical information for their future work on fusion experimental facilities. The course provides an overview of solutions, technical problems, possibilities and limits of fusion equipment operation.

Requirements:

Knowledge of basic course of physics

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Introduction to the technology of thermonuclear facilities.

2. Inertial and magnetic fusion devices.

3. Technological systems of fusion reactors.

4. Introduction to the tokamak engineering.

5. Tokamak operation.

6. Data acquisition and tokamak control.

7. Plasma heating by neutral beam injection.

8. Plasma heating by electromagnetic waves.

9. Plasma facing materials and components.

10. Plasma diagnostics and functional materials.

11. Fuel cycle of fusion rectors.

12. Fusion energy.

13. Tokamak tour.

Syllabus of tutorials:

Study Objective:

Knowledge:

students introduce to the basic problems associated with technical realization of controlled thermonuclear fusion.

Skills:

application of the above mentioned knowledge in development of one of the systems critical for operation of fusion devices

Study materials:

Key references:

[1] Garry McCracken and Peter Stott: Fusion, The Energy of the Universe, Academic Press February 2005

Suggested references:

[2] Chen F.: Introduction to Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, Springer; 3rd ed. 2016 edition (December 17, 2015)

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2024/2025:

Time-table is not available yet

Time-table for summer semester 2024/2025:

Time-table is not available yet

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Fyzika plazmatu a termojaderné fúze (compulsory course in the program)