Omfattning: 5
Tidtabel: 07.01.2019 - 03.04.2019
Kontaktuppgifter till kursens personal (gäller denna kursomgång):
Mathias Groth, Y417c, mathias.groth@aalto.fi
Timo Kiviniemi, Y417a, timo.kiviniemi@aalto.fi
Andreas Holm, Y430a, andreas.holm@aalto.fi
Undervisningsperiod (är i kraft 01.08.2018-31.07.2020):
III-IV Spring (2018-2019, 2019-2020)
Lärandemål (är i kraft 01.08.2018-31.07.2020):
- discuss the pros and cons of the different confinement options
- derive the Lawson criterion for both magnetically and inertially confined fusion plasmas, and develop simple numerical tools to calculate the Lawson diagram
- describe the basis of tokamaks and stellarators, their magnetic field configurations and give a status on the present research facilities
- discuss different heating options of fusion plasmas, and make a judgment on their efficiency in different plasma scenarios
- list issues of plasma-wall interaction in fusion devices
- describe the tritium cycle in fusion devices.
Innehåll (är i kraft 01.08.2018-31.07.2020):
This course gives an introduction to plasma physics and fusion, and its concepts toward development of fusion power plants. We will be discussing the scientific requirements of fusion, its challenges in achieving burning fusion plasmas, and its technological constraints. The course is divided into weekly lectures and exercising classes, with the emphasis on discussing the material during the exercise classes. The course will conclude with an exam; depending on the size of the class there will be an oral or written exam. After attending the course you should be able todefine the requirements of achieving a burning fusion plasma, including possible fuel options and the critical plasma parameters.
Närmare beskrivning av kursens innehåll (gäller denna kursomgång): At the end of course each student should know about the challenges in thermonuclear fusion as a potential future energy source. Each student should be able to derive the conditions leading the self-sustained fusion, and the concepts and involved technology. Mathematical derivations are basic in support of the assessment of fusion.
Metoder, arbetssätt och bedömningsgrunder (är i kraft 01.08.2018-31.07.2020):
20% for lecture attendance, 50% for providing the solutions to exercises, and 30% for the (final) exams. The final exam can be either oral or written exam depending on the number of students attending the course.
Närmare information om bedömningsgrunderna och -metoderna och om hur den studerande kan ta del av bedömningen (gäller denna kursomgång):
Active participation in exercise classes is desired. Typically, we ask the student to re-state the questions given in the exercises, elaborate on the physics question at hand, and lay out a or several solutions. The actual mathematical result is secondary to understanding the concept and offering a or several solutions.
Arbetsmängd (är i kraft 01.08.2018-31.07.2020):
24 + 24 (2 + 2)
Preciserad belastningsberäkning (gäller denna kursomgång):
The largest workload comes through completing the exercises prior to the scheduled exercise classes. (Hence, this fraction represents 50%.) The final exam is typically held as an oral exam to determine the how much of the course material is digested, and digested correctly.
Närmare information om kursmaterial (gäller denna kursomgång):
Kikuchi, Lackner, Tran: “Fusion Physics” (2012) www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/Publications/PDF/Pub1562_web.pdf
Wesson: “Tokamaks” (4th edition 2011)
Dolan: “Magnetic Fusion Technology” (2014)
Stacey: “Introduction to the Physics and Technology of Magnetic Confinement Fusion” (2010)
Stangeby: “The Plasma Boundary in magnetic fusion devices” (2000)
Duderstadt, Moses: “Inertial confinement fusion” (1982)
Material from plasma physics summer schools
Various review papers on fusion
Ersättande prestationer (är i kraft 01.08.2018-31.07.2020):
This course replaces the course Tfy-56.4414 Fusion Energy Technology.
Kursens webbplats (är i kraft 01.08.2018-31.07.2020):
https://mycourses.aalto.fi/course/search.php?search=PHYS-E0463
Bedömningsskala (är i kraft 01.08.2018-31.07.2020):
0-5
Anmälning (är i kraft 01.08.2018-31.07.2020):
Registration via WebOodi.
Närmare information om tidtabellen (gäller denna kursomgång):
As above.