Burning Plasmas: resolving energetic particle physics for the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER)

燃烧等离子体：解决国际热核实验反应堆 (ITER) 的高能粒子物理问题

• 批准号: DP1093797
• 负责人: Prof Matthew Hole
• 金额: $ 19.87万
• 依托单位: The Australian National University
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2010-01-01 至 2013-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP1093797
• 关键词: Burning; Plasmas; resolving; energetic; particle

Fusion power is a zero greenhouse gas emitting technology, which if realised, offers millions of years of base-load electricity. This promise has prompted the international community to accelerate fusion energy development, principally via support of the next-step technology-enabling experiment, International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER). Our project addresses a grand science challenge facing ITER and fusion power: can the products of reaction be kept confined and therefore self-heat the plasma? The answer will affect both the ITER program, and the viability of fusion power. This project provides a low-cost high-impact contribution to the science base for the $16 billion ITER project, whilst growing Australian capability in this strategically important technology.

聚变发电是一种零温室气体排放技术，如果实现，可以提供数百万年的基本负荷电力。 这一承诺促使国际社会加快聚变能开发，主要是通过支持下一步技术支持实验——国际热核实验反应堆（ITER）。我们的项目解决了 ITER 和聚变能面临的重大科学挑战：反应产物能否被限制住，从而使等离子体自加热？ 答案将影响 ITER 计划和聚变能源的可行性。 该项目为价值 160 亿美元的 ITER 项目的科学基础做出了低成本、高影响力的贡献，同时增强了澳大利亚在这一具有重要战略意义的技术方面的能力。