Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST-Artificial Sun)

Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST)

(Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak)

Today, energy demand is felt significantly higher than in previous years, prompting new searches for energy sources.

Nuclear fusion It is believed that the energy demand can be met much more easily and cheaply using a TOKAMAK unit. The TOKAMAK fusion system enables the production of clean nuclear energy by fusing atoms rather than splitting them.

In nuclear fusion reactions, uranium bombarding a 235 atomic nucleus with neutron produces 202.5 MeV (megaelectronvolts) of energy, releasing an energy equivalent of 3.24×10¹¹ J, or 324 billion joules.

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In the TOKAMAK fusion system, deuterium and tritium are fused to produce larger helium 4-2 nuclei, yielding energies of 12.86–18.30 MeV and 18.4 MeV respectively. Proton Neutrons can be regarded as individual nucleons. Nuclear fusion produces more energy per nucleon than fission. The term nucleon refers to a component of atomic nuclei.

Chinese researchers simultaneously test advanced electromagnets and different heating techniques through trial and error while also implementing advanced plasma control. Through theories and computer simulations developed after extensive Long and demanding process, they have tested the predicted plasma flow in TOKAMAK and achieved a core plasma temperature exceeding 100 million degrees Celsius based on experiment results.

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Nuclear physicists have examined the process by conducting stability and containment tests for chain reactions that cannot be halted once Reaction begins. They have envisioned scenarios for compressing plasma within the TOKAMAK using magnetic power fields, tested how plasma interacts with the reactor walls, and analyzed whether more stable reactions could be sustained by preventing contamination of hydrogen fuel.

Chinese Science engineers are striving to maintain heat flux by using tungsten diverters similar to those in ITER and advancing toward artificial sun creation.

ITER:

The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor is an international research and engineering project designed to construct a TOKAMAK. The goal of this project is to create a power source that generates energy from matter in its plasma state.

In physics, it is known that hydrogen cannot be heated to 100 million degrees using conventional methods. Chinese scientists are believed to have experimented with heating hydrogen gas using such as radiofrequency waves, similar to the approach used in VASIMR plasma rockets. This allowed them to control the rotational torque of the gas within the TOKAMAK and prevent it from deviating sideways and striking the reactor walls for 1056 seconds. As a result, they achieved sustained fusion in the TOKAMAK without damage.

VASIMR: (Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket)

The Rocket engine propels spacecraft using a superheated gas jet (plasma jet).

In conclusion, Chinese scientists are initiating the first steps toward a new technological era by integrating knowledge gained from ITER and VASIMR.