312 - The Wendelstein 7-X Fusion Experiment

Guest: Ralf Kleiber, Matthias Hirsch Host: Markus Voelter

Shownoter: Alexander Grote

In our never-ending quest to understand fusion and its potential use in energy production, I visited the Wendelstein 7-X (ipp.mpg.de/wendelstein7x) fusion experiment in Greifswald run by the Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik (ipp.mpg.de). We started out with a visit to the experiment hall, while experimentalist Matthias Hirsch gave us an overview over the machine. Next we discussed theory and modeling with Ralf Kleiber. Finally, I returned to Matthias Hirsch, and we chatted about more experimental aspects of Wendelstein. It is probably best to listen to our previous fusion episodes (omegataupodcast.net/22-nuclear-fusion-at-mpi-f…, omegataupodcast.net/157-fusion-at-iter and omegataupodcast.net/304-the-past-present-and-f…) before listening to this one.

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Vorstellung von Matthias Hirsch
00:02:58
Wendelstein 7X (ipp.mpg.de/wendelstein7x) | en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_(physics) | Black Body Radiation (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-body_radiation)

Inside the Control Room
00:08:58

Inside the Experiment Hall
00:21:20
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stellarator | en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torus | Magnetic Fields (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_field) | en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokamak | Fusion Reactor (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fusion_power) | Power Plant (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_station) | Electron Scattering (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electron_scattering) | cryostat (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryostat) | en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnetic_coil | microwave (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microwave) | en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deuterium | Black Hole (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_hole) | Elementary Particle (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elementary_particle) | Fusion (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_fusion) | Kinetic Energy (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinetic_energy) | Fission Energy (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_fission) | Half life (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-life) | Neutron activation (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutron_activation) | Nulear Waste (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_waste)

In the Office (Theory with Ralf Kleiber)
00:46:46
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendelstein_(mountain) | en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformer | Current (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_current) | Noether's theorem (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noether%27s_theorem) | en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservation_law | Quantum Computer (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_computing) | Lorentz Force (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorentz_force) | en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetohydrodynamics | Gyrokinetic ElectroMagnetic (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyrokinetic_ElectroMagne…) | Maxwell's equations (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxwell%27s_equations) | en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortran | Eurofusion (euro-fusion.org)

Back with Matthias Hirsch
01:54:58
waveguide (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waveguide) | magnetic confinement (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_confinement_fus…) | impurity (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impurity)