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Course unit
THERMONUCLEAR FUSION
INN1027624, A.A. 2018/19
Information concerning the students who enrolled in A.Y. 2017/18
ECTS: details
Type |
Scientific-Disciplinary Sector |
Credits allocated |
Educational activities in elective or integrative disciplines |
ING-IND/31 |
Electrotechnics |
6.0 |
Course unit organization
Period |
Second semester |
Year |
2nd Year |
Teaching method |
frontal |
Type of hours |
Credits |
Teaching hours |
Hours of Individual study |
Shifts |
Lecture |
6.0 |
48 |
102.0 |
No turn |
Examination board
Board |
From |
To |
Members of the board |
5 A.A. 2018/19 |
01/10/2018 |
30/11/2019 |
BETTINI
PAOLO
(Presidente)
ZOLLINO
GIUSEPPE
(Membro Effettivo)
MARCONATO
NICOLO'
(Supplente)
SONATO
PIERGIORGIO
(Supplente)
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4 A.A. 2017/18 |
01/10/2017 |
30/11/2018 |
BETTINI
PAOLO
(Presidente)
SONATO
PIERGIORGIO
(Membro Effettivo)
ZOLLINO
GIUSEPPE
(Supplente)
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Prerequisites:
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None |
Target skills and knowledge:
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Basic knowledge of Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion |
Examination methods:
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Oral exam and report on numerical labs |
Assessment criteria:
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Understanding of the proposed arguments |
Course unit contents:
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World Energy and the Role for Fusion: the existing energy options.
Introduction to Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
Electromagnetic fields and forces, charged particle trajectories, fluid equations, ideal MHD
Plasma confinement: magnetic confinement, axisymmetric toroidal equilibrium.
Cylindrical configurations: Z-pinch, theta-pinch, screw-pinch. Toroidal configurations: Tokamaks, RFPs.
Magnetic field calculations, magnet design and optimization, coil forces, superconducting coils.
Power supplies, energy storage and transfer systems
Plasma Heating: Ohmic Heating (OH), Neutral Beam Injection (NBI), Radio Frequency (RF) heating
Plasma facing components: Blanket, Divertor.
Diagnostics: Magnetic measurements, active wave diagnostics
Fusion Power plants: DEMO |
Planned learning activities and teaching methods:
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Lectures and numerical labs |
Additional notes about suggested reading:
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slides available on-line (moodle) |
Textbooks (and optional supplementary readings) |
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Innovative teaching methods: Teaching and learning strategies
Innovative teaching methods: Software or applications used
- Moodle (files, quizzes, workshops, ...)
- Matlab
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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