Energy transport investigation in spherical tokamak by means of integrated modelling and gyrokinetic theory

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This PhD aims to perform theory and numerical modelling and experimental comparisons of the behaviour of magnetically confined fusion reactors and experiments. Fusion reactors are a candidate technology for large scale power production,and would play a similar role in the power grid to fission reactors, and are attractive because of their power density, fuel availability and the lack of long-lived radioactive waste. Energy production science and engineering is part of EPSRC remit; this project is in collaboration with UK Atomic Energy Agency, specifically CCFE Culham and the STEP project. The specific research target is understanding how large-scale electromagnetic waves transport particles and energy in spherical tokamak devices (such as MAST-U and STEP).