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Re:Wendelstein 7-X: Gigajoule energy turnover generated for ... by MBCook on Saturday August 12, 2023 @12:10AM (#37096968)
How do Tokamaks solve the issue since they’re still torus shaped?
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Re:Wendelstein 7-X: Gigajoule energy turnover generated for ... by RedShift1 on Saturday August 12, 2023 @01:18AM (#37097247)
Brute force: just use stronger magnetic fields to contain the plasma.
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Re:Wendelstein 7-X: Gigajoule energy turnover generated for ... by cyberax on Saturday August 12, 2023 @01:41AM (#37097360)
They don't. As a result, they have to be much larger, so that the difference in the field strength is low enough.
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