AZoM – Research Continues for New Material in Thermonuclear Fusion Reactors
AZoM – Research Continues for New Material in Thermonuclear Fusion Reactors
By Cameron Chai | 11 January 2012 – 01:54
A team of researchers at the Univerisdad Carlos III de Madrid, University of Michigan and the Oxford University are carrying out joint studies to discover new materials for thermonuclear fusion reactors.
According to the scientists, thermonuclear fusion could be the solution to the situation where great amounts of energy are used and released during the combination of two light element atomic nuclei. In order to allow the nuclei to come close together and be condensed in the plasma state, high amounts of energy is also required. The plasma formed in such a manner generates heat equivalent to that of stars and does not touch the reactor walls since it would melt. The walls should have the capacity to withstand high temperatures arising due to the irradiation of neutrons. For this purpose, the wall needs to be built with a new material.
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