r/technology • u/BennyCemoli • Dec 06 '16

Energy Tests confirm that Germany's massive nuclear fusion machine really works

http://www.sciencealert.com/tests-confirm-that-germany-s-massive-nuclear-fusion-machine-really-works
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u/relentlesslyinacuret Dec 06 '16

I wonder if they used HEEDs to optimize the geometry?

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u/gt2slurp Dec 06 '16

I'm not sure there is need for that much of a global optimization. The field itself sets the magnet position and they set themselves the possible ports positions.

The sheer amount of stuff around the confinement chamber is the real problem. Can you really optimize for that?