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Wendelstein 7-X – from concept to reality

Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik · 497.3K views · 2013-11-20 · 10:31

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Overview

A CAD-based animation from the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics showing how the Wendelstein 7-X stellarator is configured and what its fusion research aims to achieve. It runs about 11 minutes.

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HN links it in stellarator and fusion threads as an understandable look at the design and engineering challenges.

Recommended by 5 HN people across 4 months · HN mentions 2015–2017

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Nuclear power & fusion
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What people said

nitrogen · 2017-06 · Recommendation

Look for videos about the reactor on YouTube. Like this one. [VIDEO] Also search HN for previous articles.

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okket · 2017-06 · Recommendation

The engineering challenges and their solutions are described in detail in this video: "Wendelstein 7-X - from concept to reality" (10m30s) [VIDEO]

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saganus · 2016-12 · Recommendation

How the hell do you test such a monstrosity? I mean... I know that testing complex software projects is a pain in the ass. But... this? I mean... how do you even begin to plan where all the wires and other elements go and then test that it's a sound design? I'm guessing they do a lot of simulations and such, but what if something fails? how much do you have to backtrack to fix a potential bug? It just boggles the mind. I had no idea these things were so complex. Thanks for the links. Edit: This video explains the elements quite in an understandable way [0] [0] [VIDEO]

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