[Triumf-seminars] TRIUMF Technical Seminar today at 16:00

[TRIUMF Seminars]

Date/Time: Mon 2013-11-04 at 16:00

Location:  Auditorium          

Speaker:   Michel Laberge (General Fusion)

Title:     Acoustically driven Magnetized Target Fusion at General Fusion

Abstract: General Fusion (GF) is a private company developing nuclear fusion power generation. Most research on fusion is based on magnetic confinement or laser inertial confinement. GF is exploring a less studied method called Magnetized Target Fusion (MTF). In MTF, a pre-formed low density, low temperature magnetically confined plasma is rapidly compressed to the higher density and temperature required to produce fusion energy. GF uses strong focussed shock waves in liquid metal generated by the impact of pneumatic pistons to compress the plasma, a very economical way of producing the very high energy density required for fusion. In this talk we will describe GF MTF fusion power plant design and the progress achieved so far in our route to get to energy production.



Stimulants available 15 minutes before the talk. This presentation is brought to you by TRIUMF and the Joint Applied Physics Chapter of the IEEE.

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